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To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his
snuff-box, is like giving a pair read more
To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his
snuff-box, is like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that
has never a shirt on his back.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Then there is that glorious Epicurean paradox, uttered by my
friend, the Historian in one of his flashing moments: read more
Then there is that glorious Epicurean paradox, uttered by my
friend, the Historian in one of his flashing moments: "Give us
the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries."
Give us the luxuries of life and we'll dispense with the necessaries.
Give us the luxuries of life and we'll dispense with the necessaries.
Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.
Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt:
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt:
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
