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In many cases it assumes only another form of mendicity. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z
English travellers are given to commenting on the mendicity in foreign cities, but I must confess that nowhere have I met with so many beggars as in our own capital. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z
It is interesting to note that mendicity was not looked upon with favour in those days, and that praiseworthy attempts were made to regulate it and restrain it within the narrowest possible limits. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z
There are no poor laws in operation at Munich, no mendicity societies, no tract, and soup and blanket charities; yet pauperism, mendicity, and starvation, are nearly unknown. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z
We must remember, at the same time, as Dr. Hastings Rashdall points out, that the example of the Friars had made mendicity comparatively respectable. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z
There was an enormous amount of vagrancy and mendicity, as there was in Scotland before the union. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z
In the early years of the 19th century the mendicity societies, established in some of the larger towns, were a sign of the general discontent with existing methods of administration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
To the improvident, however, to the lazy, to the genteel beggar, and to the thousand and one forms mendicity—supported by mendacity—takes to extort money, Allan was as adamant. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series
This is the very thing," said the old merchant, "which in all countries maintains mendicity, that we cannot and will not rid ourselves of this petty feeling of soft-hearted vanity and mawkish philanthropy. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels
I cannot imagine how they continue to dress so magnificently, unless it be their old finery, which looks well amid the general aspect of shabby mendicity. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital
In the rural districts vagrancy and mendicity still survive, in spite of constabulary forces and petty sessions.  Old Roads and New Roads
From 1351 it endeavoured to suppress mendicity, and in part to systematize it in the interest of infirm and aged mendicants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
Our indigent and indignant author, by the faithfulness of his representations, mingles with his anger some ludicrous scenes of literary mendicity. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors
This system results in odious abuse, such as neglect, mendicity and ill-treatment. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study
Members of religious communities were expelled from their monasteries and reduced to mendicity. Pius IX. And His Time
But the mendicity of the nineteenth century presents a very different spectacle from the mendicity of the seventeenth.  Old Roads and New Roads
In the minutes of evidence before the Committee of the House of Commons, on mendicity, there is only one example of a Gypsey girl begging in the streets. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies
It should be further remarked that there are a number of begging castes, in which all work is proscribed and mendicity exalted into a divinely ordained profession! India, Its Life and Thought
The lower orders of the Highlanders and Irish—whose resource when destitute is mendicity, are much more disposed to idleness than the English labouring men. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.
Every genuinely benevolent person loathes almsgiving and mendicity. Maxims for Revolutionists
This naturally necessitated mendicity, and it was not till some centuries had passed that the Church herself became reconciled to the possession of riches. Modern Saints and Seers
The emperor also enriched his country by opening new branches of trade, constructing canals, rewarding industry, suppressing gambling and mendicity, introducing iron and steel manufacture, building cities, and establishing a vigorous police. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
He writes polished letters full of mythology and modest mendicity. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
"I arrest you for mendicity," he said, just about to lay his hand on his shoulder. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
From that time two grave questions arose and were vehemently discussed in Christendom: What should be thought of the poverty and mendicity of Christ and his apostles? A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
The haggard natives of the mountains ... were mixed with the whole mendicity of Rome.... Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan
We are far enough, in this case, from that mendicity which is understood as a means of existence and the essential condition of a life of idleness. Life of St. Francis of Assisi
He is very shortsighted, however, who thinks that a majority of the people, where universal suffrage exists, will submit long to a state of toil and mendicity. Life of Father Hecker
The Magdalen has probably too much of the abject expression of mendicity in her attitude; and, for a creature thus poor and prostrate, one is surprised to find her gazing upon a golden cross. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two
Pious mendicity, so impatiently borne by our industrial and well-organized communities, was in its day, and in a suitable climate, full of charm. The Life of Jesus
It is to this, in a great measure, the augmentation of vice and mendicity =sic= is to be attributed in nations, as they become wealthy and great. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged
Goldoni considered Harlequin as a poor devil and dolt, whose coat is made up of rags patched together; his hat shows mendicity; and the hare's tail is still the dress of the peasantry of Bergamo. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
Religions mendicity has hitherto been the great safety valve through which the unquiet transition spirit has found vent under our strong and settled government. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
He was a bitter foe to vagabondage and mendicity. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
In 1826 it was converted into a mendicity institution, and all its ornamental portions removed. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
The Pontifical Government encourages mendicity by the protection of its agents, and recommends it by the example of its friars. The Roman Question
The Council of Trent confined mendicity to the Observantines and Capuchins, since the other societies had practically abandoned their original interpretation of their vow of poverty and had acquired permanent property. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
Feodora's mendicity would have provided an ample fund for their support, but unhappily that ingrate would hardly ever fetch home more than two or three shillings at a time. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
"Sir," said my father shortly, "I never encourage peripatetic mendicity." In the Days of My Youth
By a satisfactory compromise, it falls into the hands of a mendicity society. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 547, May 19, 1832
But simple theft, innocent theft, the petty larceny of snuff-boxes and pocket-handkerchiefs, the theft which seeks a modest alms in a neighbour's pocket, is tolerated as paternally as mendicity. The Roman Question
While it is true that a begging monk was by no means unknown, yet now, for the first time, was the practice of mendicity formally adopted by entire orders. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries
Such are a few traits of Scottish mendicity, designed to throw light on a novel in which a character of that description plays a prominent part. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 397, November 7, 1829
Catholicism founds hospitals and convents, and commands charity; that is, she encourages mendicity. What is Property?
Barrère made a report on the extirpation of mendicity, and the assistance the republic owed to indigent citizens. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
If the municipal authorities have set themselves the task of putting down mendicity, they have succeeded. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller"
Of them, however, many adopt mendicity as a profession, especially during the Hadj, when the pilgrims are bound to exercise that virtue which is so particularly enjoined by the precepts of Mohammed. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred
The feeling of shame once subdued, there was no end to his audacious mendicity. Life in the Backwoods
Such are a few traits of Scottish mendicity, designed to throw light on a Novel in which a character of that description plays a prominent part. The Antiquary — Volume 01
In giving a description, therefore, of the mendicity practised in these two countries during the Middle Ages, we are sure to be representing what it was in other parts of Europe. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
The brothers are excellent auxiliaries of the clergy; and, further, do the work of the mendicity societies, like those now being established in London, by examing applications for relief, and so disappointing impostors. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston
Very few of them are beggars; of forty or fifty whom I saw here, only two or three resorted to mendicity, being unfit for any other vocation. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred
The Political Economists were about that time beginning their war upon mendicity in all its forms, and by implication, if not directly, on alms-giving also. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1
This voluntary mendicity, which seemed new, and which had hardly been seen till then, drew down upon them derision, contempt, rebuffs, and angry words. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
To the benevolent philanthropist, whose heart has bled over the misery and pauperism of the lower classes in Great Britain, the almost entire absence of mendicity from Canada would be highly gratifying. Roughing It in the Bush
I was never inclined to mendacity, though I confess to mendicity I have occasionally fallen. The Town Traveller
These Bedouins also rear a few sheep; but although poor, they keep themselves quite distinct from the lower classes of the Mekkawys, whom they scorn to imitate in their habits of mendicity. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred
At Marboef, says a report, "of 500 persons inhabiting our parish, 100 are reduced to mendicity, and besides these, thirty or forty a day come to us from neighboring parishes." The Ancient Regime
She was industry personified, and had no sympathy with mendicity. White Lies
The remarks about retail trade, about adulteration, and about mendicity, have a very modern character. Laws
A man may easily be forgiven for not doing this or that incidental act of charity, especially when the question is as genuinely difficult as is the case of mendicity. What's Wrong with the World
Either the woman had returned from a German witches' Sabbath, or she had come out of a mendicity asylum. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
His occupation is gone, and he does not love the censor who deprives him of the weapons of his mendicity. Style
In vain will the institution be opposed by the prejudices, or the meanness and malice of persons who are themselves used to mendicity, or to exercise an insolent dominion over Beggars. Essays; Political, Economical, and Philosophical — Volume 1
Of the prevalence of mendicity in Bavaria at the time when the measures for putting an end to it were adopted. Essays; Political, Economical, and Philosophical — Volume 1
Another such irritating hypocrisy is the oligarchic attitude towards mendicity as against organized charity. What's Wrong with the World
But the evils arising from the prevalence of mendicity did not stop here. Essays; Political, Economical, and Philosophical — Volume 1
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