Thursday, April 02, 2015

Henry Mayhew 1850 On The Underclass.

" ... distinguished from the civilised man by his repugnance to regular and continuous labour - by his want of providence in laying up a store for the future - by his inability to perceive consequences ever so slightly removed from immediate apprehensions - by his passion for stupefying herbs and roots and, when possible, for intoxicating fermenting liquors ..."

Living Godly Lives in a Godless Society.

11)  Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.   12)  Live such ...