...act the sharper, since unable to pay my debts one way I would willingly give some security another. No sir, had I been a sharper, had I been possessed...been in better circumstances. I am guilty I own of meannesses which poverty unavoidably brings with it, my reflections are filled with repentance for...

...this amiable vanity. As for Goldsmith, every one must remember his reply to Griffiths' accusation : " No, sir, had I been a sharper, had I been possessed...good nature and native generosity, I might surely now iiave been in better circumstances." The Man in Black, in any case, is a delightful character. We detect...

...act the sharper1, since unable to pay my debts one way I would willingly give some security another. No Sir, had I been a sharper, had I been possessed...been in better circumstances. I am guilty I own of meanessess2 which poverty unavoidably brings with it3, my reflections are filld with repentance for...

...act the sharper J, since unable to pay my debts one way I would willingly give some security another. No Sir, had I been a sharper, had I been possessed...been in better circumstances. I am guilty I own of meanessess2 which poverty unavoidably brings with it3, my reflections are filld with repentance for...