 | 1803 - 472 pages
...ordinary qualifications ! WHl Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, than thrive in a trade or profession that is beneatli their quality. This humour fills several parts of Europe with pride and beggary. It is the... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...ordinary qualifications ? Will Wimble's is the case of many a ypunger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, than thrive in a trade or profession that is beneath thi'ir quality. This humour fills several parts of Europe with pride and beg-* gary. It is the happiness... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...ordinary qualifications ? Will Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, than...quality. This humour fills several parts of Europe will) pride and beggary. It is the happiness of a trading nation like ours, that the younger spns,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...ordinary qualifications ? Will Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, than...several parts of Europe with pride and beggary. It i . the happiness of a trading nation, like ours, that the younger sons, though incapable of any liberal... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 340 pages
...ordinary qualifications ? Will Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, than...and beggary. It is the happiness of a trading nation jike ours, that the younger sons, though incapable of any liberal art or profession, may be placed... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...or profession that is beneath their quality. Ttiisbumourfills several parts of Europe with pride wxl beggary. It is the happiness of a trading nation like ours, that the younger sons, though incapible of any liberalart or profession, may be placed in such a way of life, as may perhaps enable... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 414 pages
...improving the quail-pipe. Will Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, than...like ours, that the younger sons, though incapable of Upon withdrawing into my room after dinner, I was secretly touched with compassion towards the honest... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1836 - 436 pages
...ordinary qualifications ! Will Wimble's is the cnse of many a youncer brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen than...fills several parts of Europe with pride and beggary. I was this morning walking in the giillery, whim Sir Roger entered at the end opposite to me, and advancing... | |
 | English essays - 1836 - 1118 pages
...qualifications ! \V 1 1 1 Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had uous, has occasioned many mistakes, and given a handle...enemies to misrepresent her face, as though it Thú humour fills several parts of Europe with pride and beggary. It is the happiness of a trading... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...ordinary qualifications? Will Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen, than...humour fills several parts of Europe with pride and beggaiy. It is the happiness of a trading nation like ours, that the younger sons, though incapable... | |
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What good to his country or himself might not a trader or merchant have done with such useful though ordinary qualifications ? Will. Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen,... 
