A proverb on the laziness and lodgings of the servants: “The worse their sty—the longer they lie.”
Two great holes in the wall of the ladies’ bedchamber, just at the back of the bed, and one of them directly behind Mrs. Johnson’s pillow, either of which would blow out a candle in the calmest day.
ANSWER TO A PAPER,
CALLED
A Memorial of the poor Inhabitants, Tradesmen, and Labourers of the Kingdom of Ireland.[26]
Dublin, March 25th, 1738.
Sir,
I received a paper from you, whoever you are, printed without any name of author or printer, and sent, I suppose, to me among others, without any particular distinction. It contains a complaint of the dearness of corn, and some schemes for making it cheaper which I cannot approve of.