Maria Edgeworth Quote

'Twas doing nothing was his curse; —
Is there a vice can plague us worse?
The wretch who digs the mine for bread,
Or ploughs, that others may be fed,
Feels less fatigue than that decreed
To him who cannot think or read.


Ennui: Memoirs of the Earl of Glenthorn (1809)


'Twas doing nothing was his curse; — Is there a vice can plague us worse? The wretch who digs the mine for bread, Or ploughs, that others may be...

'Twas doing nothing was his curse; — Is there a vice can plague us worse? The wretch who digs the mine for bread, Or ploughs, that others may be...

'Twas doing nothing was his curse; — Is there a vice can plague us worse? The wretch who digs the mine for bread, Or ploughs, that others may be...

'Twas doing nothing was his curse; — Is there a vice can plague us worse? The wretch who digs the mine for bread, Or ploughs, that others may be...