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 118
... landlords , is sure to be performed in a very slovenly manner . Men do not exert themselves with spirit or effect unless they are working on their own account , and are allowed themselves to reap all the advan- tages of their superior ...
... landlords , is sure to be performed in a very slovenly manner . Men do not exert themselves with spirit or effect unless they are working on their own account , and are allowed themselves to reap all the advan- tages of their superior ...
Page 119
... landlord , by increased skill and exertion . For the details of these efforts , and their varied success , we must refer to the valuable work of Mr. Jones . * The system of serf - cultivation , though formerly common through a very ...
... landlord , by increased skill and exertion . For the details of these efforts , and their varied success , we must refer to the valuable work of Mr. Jones . * The system of serf - cultivation , though formerly common through a very ...
Page 121
... landlord ; the landlord to intrust additional means to an ignorant , prejudiced , and careless tenant . When stock is to be advanced by one person and used by another , some waste and neglect in the receiving party , great jealousy and ...
... landlord ; the landlord to intrust additional means to an ignorant , prejudiced , and careless tenant . When stock is to be advanced by one person and used by another , some waste and neglect in the receiving party , great jealousy and ...
Page 124
... landlords , and the countenance which the courts of Britain have , with very rare exceptions , at all times liberally afforded to the efforts of the industrious classes of society to emancipate themselves from the thraldom in which they ...
... landlords , and the countenance which the courts of Britain have , with very rare exceptions , at all times liberally afforded to the efforts of the industrious classes of society to emancipate themselves from the thraldom in which they ...
Page 126
... landlords , to whom in equity , perhaps , it was due , it would have been spent by them as revenue on more sumptuous clothing , furniture , or feasting , and larger trains of menials ; whereas in the hands of their tenants it was ...
... landlords , to whom in equity , perhaps , it was due , it would have been spent by them as revenue on more sumptuous clothing , furniture , or feasting , and larger trains of menials ; whereas in the hands of their tenants it was ...
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