The search for pleasure at the expense of discomfort, as frantic lovers woo their mistresses to partake the shelter of a but and batten on a crust, Adrian deemed the bitterness of Beggarliness.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
He saw quite clearly that this little detail made the Beggarliness of his clothes even more noticeable.
"Their Son; The Necklace"
Eduardo Zamacois
But, asks the English tourist impressed by the apparent Beggarliness of all he sees, how could the tenant procure a quarter of the money?
"The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent"
S.M. Hussey