The Joy of Curmudgeonry: A Question

Saturday, 7 November 2009

“Is Society become wholly a bag of wind, then, ballasted by guineas?”

Thomas Carlyle, Latter-Day Pamphlets, No. V: May 1850: Stump-Orator (London: Chapman & Hall, 1850), p.163.

dearieme said...: Aye.; 8 November 2009 at 13:25
James Higham said...: Aye aye. But the guineas may be cut adrift.; 8 November 2009 at 19:04
Recusant said...: And now with added graphics..........

Next thing you know there will be YouTube links.; 9 November 2009 at 14:16
Deogolwulf said...: Fancy, eh? Fear not: I have no plans for linking to YouTube.; 10 November 2009 at 11:48
James Higham said...: Love the new header.; 14 November 2009 at 21:36