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The humourist: being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The Spleen. Country Entertainment. Love. The History of Miss Manage. Ambition and Pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human Nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and Apparitions. The Weather. Female Disguises. The Art of modern Conversation. The Use of Speech. The Punishment of Staying at Home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of Begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the Ten Commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The Abuse of Words. Credulity. Eating. The Love of Power. The Expedients to get rid of Time. Retirement. The story of Will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon. By the author of the Apology for Parson Alberoni; the Dedication to a great man concerning dedications, &c.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: 1720- Pictures
A family of pilgrims begging alms from a young man on horseback. Line engraving by A.A. Cardon, 17--, after P. Wouvermans.
Wouwerman, Philips, 1619?-1668.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 673813i- Pictures
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A begging Brahman carrying some rice accompanied by his wife. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28652i- Pictures
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A man dressed in rags with a wooden leg-stump begging with his outstretched left hand while holding a stick with his right hand. Coloured etching.
Reference: 43960i- Pictures
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A woman milking a cow with a child, possibly Krishna begging for milk, while a seated cat observes. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 26379i- Pictures
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A man with a wooden leg pours water into the bowl of a begging woman with two children. Coloured aquatint, 1803, after a painter from Thanjavur.
Date: 30 July 1803Reference: 44088i- Archives and manuscripts
Letter from Mrs. Anna Hay begging for news of her son, Henry Hay
Date: 1832Reference: RAMC/215/14Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Books
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Honesty in distress; but reliev'd by no party. A tragedy: as it is acted on the stage, &c. Act. I. Scene A Palace. Honesty Alone. Lady and Attendance. Honesty begins her Suit. Lady turning to her Servants. Lady's Woman. Footman to Honesty at going off. Honesty Alone. Act. II. Scene Westminster-Hall, with the Court Sitting. Enter Honesty among the Lawyers. One Lawyer to Another. Lawyer turning to Honesty. Honesty sneaks off, and Speaks aside. Attorney to Brother Snap Honesty is Whispsr'd in the Ear by a Ruin'd Client. Act III. Scene The City. Honesty Begging along the City. A Precise Apothecary to his Man. Honesty (aside.) Victualler to the Bar-Keeper and his Servants. Honesty (aside.) A Grocer to his next Neighbour a Hosier. Honesty enters the Exchange.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCVIII. [1708]- Books
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Honesty in distress; but reliev'd by no party. A tragedy: as it is acted on the stage, &c. Act I. Scene A Palace. Honesty alone. Lady and Attendance. Honesty begins her Suit. Lady turning to her Servants. Lady's Woman. Footman, to Honesty at going off. Honesty alone. Act II. Scene Westminster-Hall, with the Court Sitting. Enter Honesty among the Lawyers. One Lawyer to Another. Lawyer turning to Honesty. Honesty sneaks off, and Speaks aside. Attorney to Brother Snap Honesty is Whisper'd in the Ear by a Ruin'd Client. Act III. Scene The City. Honesty Begging along the City. A Precise Apothecary to his Man. Honesty (aside.) Victualler to the Bar-Keeper and his Servants. Honesty (aside.) A Grocer to his next Neighbour a Hosier. Honesty enters the Exchange.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: MDCCVIII. [1708]- Pictures
Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by G. Scotin after J. Goupy after L. Borzone.
Borzone, Luciano, 1590-1645.Date: [between 1730 and 1753]Reference: 3068357i- Books
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The Statesman. A new court ballad. Tune of, A begging we will go, &c.
Date: [1731]- Digital Images
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A blind man is begging with a hat in his hand and another is one-legged supported by a crutch. Watercolour.
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An old man with two crutches is sitting on the steps of a church begging for alms from two women entering the church. Etching by A. Legros.
Legros, Alphonse, 1837-1911.Reference: 44074i- Pictures
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Atahualpa (?) begging Pizarro for mercy. Etching by A.C.F. Villerey after N. Vallain.
Vallain, Nanine, active 1787-1810.Date: [between 1790 and 1799?]Reference: 677842i- Pictures
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Mr. Lambkin on his knees begging forgiveness from his loved one. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Reference: 12141i- Pictures
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A Brahmin beggar holding a begging bowl. Gouache painting on mica, by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 580656iPart of: Indian tradesmen, men from different castes and their wives- Pictures
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A blind beggar sits, head lowered, hand begging for money. Etching by J. Zubau, 1865.
Zubau, J., active 1865.Date: 1865Reference: 16455i- Books
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Honesty in distress; but reliev'd by no party. A tragedy, As it is Acted on the Stage, &c. Act I. Scene A Palace. Honesty alone. Lady and Attendance. Honesty begins her Suit. Lady turning to her Servants. Lady's Woman. Footman to Honesty at going off. Honesty alone. Act II. Scene Westminster-Hall, with the Court Sitting. Enter Honesty among the Lawyers. One Lawyer to Another. Lawyer turning to Honesty. Honesty sneaks off, and Speaks aside. Attorney to Brother Snap: Honesty is Whisper'd in the Ear by a Ruin'd Client. Act III. Scene The City. Honesty Begging along the City. A Precise Apothecary to his Man. Honesty (aside.) Victualler to the Bar-Keeper and his Servants. Honesty (aside.) A Grocer to his next Neighbour a Hosier. Honesty enters the Exchange. Enter'd Persuant to the Late Act of Parliament.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: [1710]- Pictures
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Disabled and paralysed people lying outside a wall of the cemetery Santo Spirito in Rome begging for alms from passers-by. Coloured lithograph by F. Villain after A.J.-B. Thomas, 1823.
Thomas, Antoine Jean-Baptiste, 1791-1834.Date: [1823]Reference: 44065i- Pictures
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Krishna, playing the flute, seated in a tree with the milkmaids' clothes, while they, naked and in water gather around the tree begging for their clothes. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 26462i- Books
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Wandering, begging monks : spiritual authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity / Daniel Caner.
Caner, DanielDate: [2002], ©2002- Pictures
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Belisarius begging for alms. Engraving by J. Neagle, 1808, after Salvator Rosa and after R. Cook.
Date: Feby.3. 1808Reference: 32199i- Books
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The Tories last shift, or, The sin of ingratitude displayed. Tune-A begging we will go.
Date: 1780?]- Pictures
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A blind man on his knees begging, a woman and dog behind him. Coloured stipple engraving.
Reference: 16525i- Pictures
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Groups of people with begging bowls stand around and some sit on the ground. Wood engraving.
Reference: 29327i