Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen1A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... manufactures ; and as paffion la- " bours to juftify itself , hence his opi- " nion , that war only and hunting are " honourable profeffions . " Before fub- fcribing to this doctrine , I wish to be fa- tisfied of a few particulars . Is ...
... manufactures ; and as paffion la- " bours to juftify itself , hence his opi- " nion , that war only and hunting are " honourable profeffions . " Before fub- fcribing to this doctrine , I wish to be fa- tisfied of a few particulars . Is ...
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... manufactures , commerce , and variety of arts * . The M. Buffon , difcourfing of America , " Is it not " fingular , " fays he , " that in a world compofed al- " moft wholly of favages , there never fhould have been " any fociety or ...
... manufactures , commerce , and variety of arts * . The M. Buffon , difcourfing of America , " Is it not " fingular , " fays he , " that in a world compofed al- " moft wholly of favages , there never fhould have been " any fociety or ...
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... manufacture contributes more to po- pulation than that of filk . It employs as many hands as wool ; and it withdraws no land from tillage or pasture . Lapland is but thinly inhabited even for the shepherd - ftate , the country being ...
... manufacture contributes more to po- pulation than that of filk . It employs as many hands as wool ; and it withdraws no land from tillage or pasture . Lapland is but thinly inhabited even for the shepherd - ftate , the country being ...
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... manufactures ; and manufacturers , who cannot find a vent for their high - rated goods in foreign mar- kets , must give over business and com- mence beggars , or retire to another coun- try where they may have a prospect of fuccefs ...
... manufactures ; and manufacturers , who cannot find a vent for their high - rated goods in foreign mar- kets , must give over business and com- mence beggars , or retire to another coun- try where they may have a prospect of fuccefs ...
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... manufactures of wool , flax , and metals , are much cheaper than formerly ; for though the demand . has increased , yet by skill and industry the quantities produced have increased in a greater proportion . More pot - herbs are confumed ...
... manufactures of wool , flax , and metals , are much cheaper than formerly ; for though the demand . has increased , yet by skill and industry the quantities produced have increased in a greater proportion . More pot - herbs are confumed ...
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