(AND OTHER SHORT ESSAYS). BY OCTAVIA HILL. London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1877. [ All Rights reserved. ] CHARLES DICKENS AND EVANS, CRYSTAL PALACE PRESS....

I have often, on previous occasions, felt bound to urge, not only the evils of indiscriminate alms-giving, but the duty of withholding all such gifts as the rich have been accustomed to give to the poor. At the same time I have realised so fully how tremendous the responsibility of abstaining from such gifts is considered by the donors, that I have not thought they could act on my advice without themselves seeing that it would be merciful as well as wise to withhold such gifts. I have, therefore

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