I would rather be a beggar and spend my money like a king, than be a king and spend money like a beggar. From LearnThat.org. [Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899); American philosopher, lawyer, and orator]
I calling her beggar, and she me pricklouse, which vexed me. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete] Reference
"Let us call the beggar up with one of his own telephones," said. From Wordnik.com. [With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure] Reference
What does it mean when the beggar is more powerful than the one that extends the coin?. From Wordnik.com. [AIG WTF | clusterflock] Reference
The millionaire as well as the beggar is content with just so much air as he can breathe. From Wordnik.com. [As I Please] Reference
Oddly enough, the train beggar managed to control his gnawing hunger for long enough to keep begging. From Wordnik.com. [It *is* heroin, right?] Reference
The beggar is tall and very thin; he moves his body when he walks, so that it looks as if he wriggled forward. From Wordnik.com. [The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel] Reference
That was Victorian code for "beggar" -- the deepest possible insult to an upstanding person. From Wordnik.com. [The David Brooks column about Joe Biden brings back a memory of my grandfather and makes me ask a question about Wilmington, Delaware.] Reference
The Sultan nodded, so the attendant called the beggar youth and the. From Wordnik.com. [The Laughing Prince Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales] Reference
But none would call a beggar to the banquet, to waste his substance. From Wordnik.com. [The Odyssey] Reference
So open palm, this is called the beggar's pose, a dollar, please, a dollar please. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 1, 2009] Reference
I calling her beggar, and she me pricklouse, which vexed me) and there all the morning. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 22: May/June 1663] Reference
Yonder's a mad beggar, that is to be a great man when he wins a lawsuit, Lord help him!. From Wordnik.com. [Redgauntlet] Reference
It is a country in which poor-houses are unknown; in her cities a beggar is a curiosity. From Wordnik.com. [If Not Silver, What?] Reference
He was dressed like a beggar, which is probably what he was, Verminaard thought in disgust. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of Autumn Twilight]
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » O’Reilly Teaches Viewers the True Meaning of Christmas] Reference
Still the wife also has to be conquered, that is, she has to be convinced that the beggar is her husband. From Wordnik.com. [Homer's Odyssey A Commentary] Reference
She was very indignant at the vile dress which she was compelled to wear, and at being called a beggar boy. From Wordnik.com. [History of King Charles the Second of England] Reference
A beggar might be a cell leader and hold the power of death over those that gave him alms for his beggar's bowl. From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal Mercenary]
The reference to "a king of shreds and patches" -- that is, a beggar king -- you will recognize as Shakespearean. From Wordnik.com. [Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn] Reference
Where a fresh sailing for QE2 - aka beggar-thy-neighbour dollar devaluation - leads us all is much harder to tell. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing. From Wordnik.com. [hopelessness? what hopelessness?] Reference
This poor little beggar is hungry and cold. From Wordnik.com. [Little Ann and Other Poems] Reference
Vancouver police: Don't call 911 if you see a "beggar". From Wordnik.com. [The Georgia Straight - News And Views] Reference
This was a new kind of beggar, of course, and must be dealt with at once. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Montana] Reference
"Belman of London," printed in 1608 -- "The life of a beggar is the life of. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 336, October 18, 1828] Reference
The athlete appeared injured at the admission of the "beggar" into the company. From Wordnik.com. [The Idiot] Reference
Mr Gilmore said: "The Fianna Fail approach is simple - it's called beggar my neighbour. From Wordnik.com. [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference
Yonder’s a mad beggar, that is to be a great man when he wins a lawsuit, Lord help him! —. From Wordnik.com. [Redgauntlet] Reference
An important aspect fo the White Album is that the Stones 'beggar's banquet was releaed on the same day. From Wordnik.com. [WNYC New York Public Radio] Reference
This poor Cambodian kids and beggars are the victims of the current government policy, the "beggar" economic policy. From Wordnik.com. [KI Media] Reference
"I heard that You, or Hugh, whatever they call him, say 'beggar's brat.'. From Wordnik.com. [Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him] Reference
'beggar's wound' of a conflict festering for many more generations to come!. From Wordnik.com. [groundviews] Reference
The "beggar" was beautiful, but the baroness was bewitching!. From Wordnik.com. [The Rector of St. Mark's] Reference
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