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... persons unable to maintain themselves is argued . It is believed that information of value to all charit- able workers , not readily accessible elsewhere , has been here collected in a small compass and handy form . PREFACE . THE Reader ...
... persons unable to maintain themselves is argued . It is believed that information of value to all charit- able workers , not readily accessible elsewhere , has been here collected in a small compass and handy form . PREFACE . THE Reader ...
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... persons who are so sen- sible of the difficulties of giving without doing more harm than good , that they have nearly abandoned the practice . Give to him that asketh of thee , and he will spend your money in gin . So after being ...
... persons who are so sen- sible of the difficulties of giving without doing more harm than good , that they have nearly abandoned the practice . Give to him that asketh of thee , and he will spend your money in gin . So after being ...
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... person of whom you know nothing , but who seems to be in distress ; and this for two reasons . First because such a sum is usually quite insufficient . To do any real good , if the distress be genuine , a much larger sum is required ...
... person of whom you know nothing , but who seems to be in distress ; and this for two reasons . First because such a sum is usually quite insufficient . To do any real good , if the distress be genuine , a much larger sum is required ...
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... person who has fallen into temporary distress finds out how easy it is to get charitable help ; learns to prefer such a living to honest exertion , and becomes a liar and cheat , and perhaps worse for the rest of his days . On this ...
... person who has fallen into temporary distress finds out how easy it is to get charitable help ; learns to prefer such a living to honest exertion , and becomes a liar and cheat , and perhaps worse for the rest of his days . On this ...
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... persons have any ' idea of the extent to which charity is wasted . Every- where , whether in the great city or in the country parish , there are charitable institutions , endowed charities , charitable individuals ; there is , in most ...
... persons have any ' idea of the extent to which charity is wasted . Every- where , whether in the great city or in the country parish , there are charitable institutions , endowed charities , charitable individuals ; there is , in most ...
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