One is a village of coopers-a very thriving trade, it appears; another a village of tailors-a declining one, in consequence of the competition of ready-made stuff from the towns; another-and there are several such-may be a village of beggars, with Mendicity for their second staff; and another a village of seamen, going in a body in spring to the Baltic or the Volga, and leaving only their women and children to tend the farm till their return in the autumn.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
And to approach my subject without delay, coming to London, Most Holy Father, about certain matters connected with my Church of Armagh, I found a dispute going on between certain learned doctors concerning the mendicant state and the Mendicity of Christ our Lord and Saviour.
"The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865"
Society of Clergymen
On the other hand, the rest of her clothing was of a neatness that was almost dainty, and the gold cross at her throat, suspended by a black velvet ribbon, excluded the idea of humble and hesitating Mendicity.
"The Lesser Bourgeoisie"
Honore de Balzac