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English
1823
They are weak and watery sentiments of the sixpenny tea meeting order. We have a dim notion that we have heard them before. THEY ARE WEAK AND WATERY SENTIMENTS OF THE SIXPENNY TEA MEETING ORDER WE HAVE A DIM NOTION THAT WE HAVE HEARD THEM BEFORE
lice, but these requirements are not much in demand in the labor market, and as they are all he can do or cares to do, he finds earning his living a much more difficult affair than he fancied. There is a deal too much hard work about it for him. He soon gives up trying it at all, and prefers to eke out an uncertain existence by sponging upon good-natured old Irish women and generous but weak-minded young artisans who have left their native village to follow him and enjoy the advantage of his company and conversation. And so he drags out his life during the middle of the piece, raving at fortune, raging at humanity, and whining about his miseries until the last act. Then he gets back those "estates" of his into his possession once again, and can go back to the village and make more moral speeches and be happy. Moral speeches are undoubtedly his leading article, and of these, it must be owned, he has an inexhaustible stock. He is as chock-full of noble sentiments as a bladder is of wind. LLAIN DOWN AND DEFY THE POLICE BUT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MUCH IN DEMAND IN THE LABOUR MARKET AND AS THEY ARE ALL HE CAN DO OR CARE TO DO HE FINDS EARNING HIS LIVING A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AFFAIR THAN HE FANCIES IT THERE IS A DEAL TOO MUCH HARD WORK ABOUT IT FOR HIM HE SOON GIVES UP TRYING AND PREFERS TO DECK OUT AN UNCERTAIN EXISTENCE SPONGING UPON THE GOOD NATURED OLD IRISHWOMEN AND GENERALLY BUT WEAK MINDED YOUNG ARTISANS WHO HAVE LEFT THEIR NATIVE VILLAGE TO FOLLOW HIM AND ENJOY THE ADVANTAGE OF HIS COMPANY AND CONVERSATION AND SO HE DRAGS OUT HIS LIFE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE PEACE RAVING AT FORTUNE RAGING AT HUMANITY AND WHINING ABOUT HIS MISERIES UNTIL THE LAST ACT THEN HE GETS BACK THOSE ESTATES OF HIS INTO HIS POSSESSION ONCE AGAIN AND CAN GO BACK TO THE VILLAGE AND MAKE MORE MORAL SPEECHES AND BE HAPPY MORAL SPEECHES ARE UNDOUBTEDLY HIS LEADING ARTICLE AND OF THESE IT MUST BE OWNED HE HAS AN INEXHAUSTIBLE STOCK HE IS AS CHOCK FULL OF NOBLE SENTIMENTS AS A BLADDER IS A WIND
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