Principles of political economy, deduced from the natural laws of social welfare, and applied to the present state of BritainLongman, 1833 - 457 pages |
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Page 39
... fertility of soil , as on the adoption of measures fitted to excite the inventive powers of genius , and to give perseverance and activity to industry . The establishment of a wise system of public economy can compensate for every other ...
... fertility of soil , as on the adoption of measures fitted to excite the inventive powers of genius , and to give perseverance and activity to industry . The establishment of a wise system of public economy can compensate for every other ...
Page 53
... fertility , one laid down as a deer - park for the sole pleasure of a wealthy individual , or sovereign , ( as when the New Forest was emparked by Rufus , ) the other divided into moderate - sized farms , each affording to the land ...
... fertility , one laid down as a deer - park for the sole pleasure of a wealthy individual , or sovereign , ( as when the New Forest was emparked by Rufus , ) the other divided into moderate - sized farms , each affording to the land ...
Page 66
... fertile mother of Invention , to sow or plant the herbs and trees which produce the former , and to domesticate the latter for the supply of his wants - still more observation , forethought , con- trivance , and preparation are ...
... fertile mother of Invention , to sow or plant the herbs and trees which produce the former , and to domesticate the latter for the supply of his wants - still more observation , forethought , con- trivance , and preparation are ...
Page 108
... fertile land in that country , and the luxuriance of its climate , would have admitted of an increase of production which must have raised the prosperity of the natives and the resources of the government to an almost incalculable ...
... fertile land in that country , and the luxuriance of its climate , would have admitted of an increase of production which must have raised the prosperity of the natives and the resources of the government to an almost incalculable ...
Page 130
... its proprietor . Hence it is that a country blest by nature with a soil of unexampled fertility , intersected by magnificent navigable rivers , situated OCCUPATION OF LAND IN AMERICA : 131 in the most 130 IRISH COTTIER SYSTEM .
... its proprietor . Hence it is that a country blest by nature with a soil of unexampled fertility , intersected by magnificent navigable rivers , situated OCCUPATION OF LAND IN AMERICA : 131 in the most 130 IRISH COTTIER SYSTEM .
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accumulated Adam Smith advantages afford agriculture amount arts benefit capital circulating circumstances comforts commerce commodities condition consequently consumed continually corn CORN-LAWS cost cultivation demand division of labour duce duction duties effect employed employment enjoyment equally evils exchange exclusive exertions existence expense extent favourable fertility foreign greater happiness human improvement increase individual industry injury interest invested Ireland labouring class land landlord less likewise limited machinery manufactures ment MIXED MATHEMATICS mode monopoly moral natural justice natural laws natural right necessary numbers object obtain occupation owner parishes parties perhaps persons Political Economy poor poor-law poor-rate population portion possession present principle procure production profit proportion proportionate purchase quantity raw produce rent skill society soil sumers supply surplus surplus labour taxation things tion tithe tivation trade value of money villeins wages wealth