Project Gutenberg 2008-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 72 Doesticks, Q. K. Philander 1831 1875 Thompson, Mortimer Neal Thomson, Mortimer N. (Mortimer Neal) Nothing to Say A Slight Slap at Mobocratic Snobbery, Which Has 'Nothing to Do' with 'Nothing to Wear' Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Barbara Tozier and Bill Tozier "Nothing to Say" by Q. K. Philander Doesticks is a satirical poem written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a critique of societal snobbery and the false judgments often made about wealth and virtue during the era. Through humor and allegory, the author addresses themes of class distinction and hypocrisy, particularly focusing on the perceptions surrounding the wealthy versus the poor. In "Nothing to Say," the narrator introduces a character that symbolizes societal prejudices against those who are affluent, suggesting that the wealthy are often unfairly vilified as uncharitable and morally corrupt. The narrative unfolds through a conversation between a character named Charity and the embodiment of mobocratic snobbery, exploring real-life philanthropic acts that contradict these stereotypes. As they journey through various settings, Charity highlights the efforts of the wealthy in charitable activities, challenging the notion that virtue is exclusively found among the "poorest." The poem concludes with a reflection on true honor and morality, suggesting that both rich and poor play critical roles in philanthropy and that superficial judgments often obscure this reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 55266 55282 2024-10-11T13:56:57.259984 2023-09-12T06:29:11.183512 text/html text/html 52768 2008-11-20T09:55:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii 973156 2008-11-20T09:55:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 980579 2024-10-11T13:57:02.101042 application/epub+zip 978880 2024-10-11T13:56:58.834982 application/epub+zip 87658 2024-10-11T13:56:57.588984 application/epub+zip 1358061 2024-10-11T13:57:03.955935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1367121 2024-10-11T13:57:00.703940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129095 2022-09-12T13:49:23.333411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39489 39464 2024-10-11T13:56:56.995000 2023-09-12T06:29:10.954483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 39445 2008-11-20T09:55:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 15359 2008-11-20T09:55:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 39437 2008-11-20T09:55:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15342 2008-11-20T09:55:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21253 2024-10-11T13:57:04.085979 application/rdf+xml 14581 2024-10-11T13:56:57.661972 image/jpeg 2017 2024-10-11T13:56:57.625965 image/jpeg 973700 2024-10-11T13:56:57.289009 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia