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An essay on the origins of poverty from antiquity and the beginnings of Christianity. The author compares the 'hideous, importunate, idle, licentious poverty' of the day to the' humble, modest, frugal, robust, industrious, and laborious poverty' of 'the earlier ages'. The author opines on the reason for the increase in poverty in England and gives China as an example of where poverty is absent.
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