An Estimate of the Comparative Strength of Britain during the Present and Four Preceding Reigns; and of the losses of her trade from every war since the Revolution ... To which is added an Essay on Population by the Lord Chief Justice HaleJohn Stockdale, 1794 - 254 頁 |
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第 xvi 頁
... cent . more fhipping , and traffic , at the peace of Aix - la - Chapelle , than fhe had , at the peace of Utrecht . She had a fourth more shipping , and a third more exports , at the peace of 1763 , than fhe had , at the peace of 1748 ...
... cent . more fhipping , and traffic , at the peace of Aix - la - Chapelle , than fhe had , at the peace of Utrecht . She had a fourth more shipping , and a third more exports , at the peace of 1763 , than fhe had , at the peace of 1748 ...
第 xxiii 頁
... cent . in the laft period , more than in the firft . Yet , during the last period , upwards of FOUR MIL- LIONS of taxes were annually collected from the land , and labour , of this energetic country ; of this " almost exhausted people ...
... cent . in the laft period , more than in the firft . Yet , during the last period , upwards of FOUR MIL- LIONS of taxes were annually collected from the land , and labour , of this energetic country ; of this " almost exhausted people ...
第 xxxvi 頁
... cent . 1782. 15 Guineas per cent . 1792. January to December , L - 3 to 3 Guineas ; December , L - 4 and £ .5 per cent . 1793. January , L.4 a . 5 Guineas ; February and March , 8 Guineas ; April to October , £ 7 a . 7 Guineas ...
... cent . 1782. 15 Guineas per cent . 1792. January to December , L - 3 to 3 Guineas ; December , L - 4 and £ .5 per cent . 1793. January , L.4 a . 5 Guineas ; February and March , 8 Guineas ; April to October , £ 7 a . 7 Guineas ...
第 xxxvii 頁
... cent . the general rate throughout the feason , with convoy . Canada . 1779. With convoy , 10 Guineas ; without convoy , 15 Guineas per cent . 1782. 15 Guineas with convoy . - 1792 . £ .3 to 3 Guineas , throughout the feafon . 1793. 5 ...
... cent . the general rate throughout the feason , with convoy . Canada . 1779. With convoy , 10 Guineas ; without convoy , 15 Guineas per cent . 1782. 15 Guineas with convoy . - 1792 . £ .3 to 3 Guineas , throughout the feafon . 1793. 5 ...
第 xxxviii 頁
... . Petersburg , 3 Guineas , to return 1 per cent . if with convoy , which was the general rate throughout the rest of the season . In page 65 . + Page 65 . deed , deed , again repeat , the progress of our debts Xxxviii DEDICATION . THE.
... . Petersburg , 3 Guineas , to return 1 per cent . if with convoy , which was the general rate throughout the rest of the season . In page 65 . + Page 65 . deed , deed , again repeat , the progress of our debts Xxxviii DEDICATION . THE.
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第 xxxvii 頁 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom : what is more is fume, Or emptiness, or fond impertinence, And renders us in things that most concern Unpractised, unprepared, and still to seek.
第 69 頁 - As to this country, * there have been three terrible years dearth of corn, and every place strewed with beggars; but dearths are common in better climates, and our evils here lie much deeper. Imagine a nation, the two thirds of whose revenues are spent out of it, and who are not permitted to trade with the other third...
第 105 頁 - Before her dance; behind her crawl the Old! See thronging Millions to the Pagod run, And offer Country, Parent, Wife, or Son! Hear her black Trumpet thro' the Land proclaim, That "Not to be corrupted is the Shame.
第 125 頁 - I'm sped, If foes, they write, if friends, they read me dead. Seized and tied down to judge, how wretched I! Who can't be silent, and who will not lie: To laugh, were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head; And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, — 'Keep your piece nine years.
第 cxxiv 頁 - When ev'ry coxcomb perks them in my face? A. Good friend, forbear! you deal in dang'rous things. I'd never name queens, ministers, or kings; Keep close to ears, and those let asses prick; 'Tis nothing — P.
第 40 頁 - The activity and ardour which the civil commotions of the country had excited, began now to be turned to the arts of peace. The several manufactures and new productions of husbandry that were introduced from abroad, before the Revolution, not only formed a new epoch, but evince a vigorous application to the useful arts, in the intermediate period. The common highways were repaired and enlarged, and rivers were deepened for the purposes of water conveyance, while foreign trade was increased by opening...
第 xx 頁 - To do or not to do ; and reason why I do or not do this : the stars have none. They know not why they shine, more than this Taper, Nor how they work, nor what. I'll...
第 14 頁 - The latter, who composed a very numerous class, equally formed an object of foreign trade for ages after the arrival of the conqueror, who only prohibited the sale of them to infidels. But the slaves had happily departed from the land before the reign of Henry III.
第 xlix 頁 - The whole number of country banks in England was unknown; their capitals, and characters, were unknown. Their imprudence only was known, which had already ftiaken their own credit.
第 124 頁 - The commencement of this pernicious practice deserves to be noted ; a practice the more likely to become pernicious, the more a nation advances in opulence and credit. The ruinous effects of it are now become apparent, and threaten the very existence of the nation.