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 iii 頁
... ment of inftruction , I have liftened , at the Royal Society , with pleafure , and improvement , to your papers . As a philofopher , you make experiments , you adjust facts , you deduce juft conclufions , and you fettle an useful ...
... ment of inftruction , I have liftened , at the Royal Society , with pleafure , and improvement , to your papers . As a philofopher , you make experiments , you adjust facts , you deduce juft conclufions , and you fettle an useful ...
第 x 頁
... with regard to the bankruptcy of Great Britain , and re - carol his cuckowes fonge , in fulfil- ment of his prophecy . You too live in a busy towna town , without perceiving , that thousands move forward around THE DEDICATION .
... with regard to the bankruptcy of Great Britain , and re - carol his cuckowes fonge , in fulfil- ment of his prophecy . You too live in a busy towna town , without perceiving , that thousands move forward around THE DEDICATION .
第 xxxix 頁
... ment , will have on your philofophy , by giving you a new view of the subject . The value of British manufactures , which were yearly ex- ported from England , at the beginning of this century , was only - Do , according to a three ...
... ment , will have on your philofophy , by giving you a new view of the subject . The value of British manufactures , which were yearly ex- ported from England , at the beginning of this century , was only - Do , according to a three ...
第 xlvii 頁
... ment of Queen Anne's war did not greatly incom- . mode our traders . The buftle , and business , of her hoftilities appear to have increafed the number of bankrupts . The rebellion of 1715 feems to have made none . The South - fea year ...
... ment of Queen Anne's war did not greatly incom- . mode our traders . The buftle , and business , of her hoftilities appear to have increafed the number of bankrupts . The rebellion of 1715 feems to have made none . The South - fea year ...
第 lx 頁
... ment , which we form of commercial credit , the more ftable we think it , though property , without prudence , and integrity , is of little avail . We inquire about a merchant's punctuality , his honesty , and his management , but ...
... ment , which we form of commercial credit , the more ftable we think it , though property , without prudence , and integrity , is of little avail . We inquire about a merchant's punctuality , his honesty , and his management , but ...
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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.