 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1789 - 526 pages
...tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal (of time in pafiing from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the fame workhoufe, the lofs of time is no doubt much lefs. It is even in this cafe, however, very confiderable.... | |
 | Robert John Thornton - Economics - 1799 - 852 pages
...— A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal of time in parting from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom. — When the two trades can be carried on in the fame workhoufe, the lofs of time is, no doubt, much lefs. — It is even in this cafe, however, very... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 452 pages
...tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom....considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turniag his hand from one sort of employment to another. When he first begins the new work, he is seldom... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 582 pages
...tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal of time in pafling from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the fame workhoufe, the lofs of time is no doubt much lefs. It is even in this cafe, however, very confiderable.... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 520 pages
...tools, A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal of time in paffing from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the fame workhoufe, the lofs of time is no doubt much left. It is even in this cafe, however, very confiderable.... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a deal of time in passing from the loom to the field. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one employment to another ; and when bejirst begins the new work, it is seldom with spirit ; hence the... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm , must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom....workhouse, the loss of time is no doubt much less. It i< even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand... | |
 | 1825 - 424 pages
...from one sort of work to another, is much greater than we should at first sight be apt to imagine. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one employment to another. When he first begins the new work he is seldom very keen and hearty ; his mind,... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1830 - 420 pages
...tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the same workshop, the loss of time is no doubt much less. It is even in this case, however, very considerable.... | |
 | William Carpenter - Great Britain - 1833 - 270 pages
...weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a deal of time in passing from the loom to the field. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one employment to another ; and when he first begins the new work, it is seldom with spirit ; hence the... | |
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It is impossible to pass very quickly from one kind of work to another, that is carried on in a different place, and with quite different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a good deal of time in passing from MB loom to the... 
