Civilization: Or, A Brief Analysis of the Natural Laws that Regulate the Numbers and Condition of MankingSaunders and Otley, 1836 - 216 strán (strany) |
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... families upon a smaller sum . Wherever the market of labour was free , there would be a greater com- petition for work . Beggars would leave begging in the streets , as they found it easier to support themselves by honest labour . The ...
... families upon a smaller sum . Wherever the market of labour was free , there would be a greater com- petition for work . Beggars would leave begging in the streets , as they found it easier to support themselves by honest labour . The ...
Strana 22
... families under circumstances of discomfort and misery that are not to be found in another : a fact that has been accounted for by some writers by supposing that the inhabitants of one country had a superior " taste for the comforts of ...
... families under circumstances of discomfort and misery that are not to be found in another : a fact that has been accounted for by some writers by supposing that the inhabitants of one country had a superior " taste for the comforts of ...
Strana 24
... families in such a manner that their numbers do not fall off . The limits , however , above which wages cannot rise will require further explanation . It was before observed that the cost of every article is resolv- able into three ...
... families in such a manner that their numbers do not fall off . The limits , however , above which wages cannot rise will require further explanation . It was before observed that the cost of every article is resolv- able into three ...
Strana 37
... added to the comforts of the labouring classes in this country , without at all diminish- ing the difficulty of procuring food for their families . We often hear of a portion of our population being in distress from want of food , but 37.
... added to the comforts of the labouring classes in this country , without at all diminish- ing the difficulty of procuring food for their families . We often hear of a portion of our population being in distress from want of food , but 37.
Strana 96
... families were- In 1811 , as 34.7 in the 100 In 1821 , as 33.6 in the 100 In 1831 , as 27.7 in the 100 And this , not from any falling off in the number of agriculturists ; for- In 1811 they were computed at 2,012,391 In 1821 In 1831 ...
... families were- In 1811 , as 34.7 in the 100 In 1821 , as 33.6 in the 100 In 1831 , as 27.7 in the 100 And this , not from any falling off in the number of agriculturists ; for- In 1811 they were computed at 2,012,391 In 1821 In 1831 ...
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Strana 205 - How absolute the knave is ! we must speak by the card, or equivocation will undo us. By the Lord, Horatio, these three years I have taken note of it ; the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe. — How long hast thou been a grave-maker? 1 Clo. Of all the days i' the year, I came to't that day that our last King Hamlet o'ercame Fortinbras.
Strana 147 - Why, let the stricken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play ; For some must watch, while some must sleep : Thus runs the world away.
Strana 84 - If a landlord, or a capitalist, expends his revenue in the manner of an ancient baron, in the support of a great number of retainers, or menial servants, he will give employment to much more labour, than if he expended it on fine clothes, or costly furniture ; on carriages, on horses, or in the purchase of any other luxuries.
Strana 43 - In watchmaking, as Mr. Babbage observes, "it was stated in evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons, that there are a hundred and two distinct branches of this art, to each of which a boy may be put apprentice; and that he only learns his master's department, and is unable, after his apprenticeship has expired, without subsequent instruction, to work at any other branch. The watch-finisher, whose business...
Strana 85 - I could so employ with my revenue of £10,000, or with the food and clothing which it would purchase, would be to be added to the former demand for labourers, and this addition would take place only because I chose this mode of expending my revenue.
Strana 208 - The morasses have been drained ; and, in proportion as the soil has been cultivated, the air has become more temperate. Canada, at this day, is an exact picture of ancient Germany. Although situated in the same parallel with the finest provinces of France and England, that country experiences the most rigorous cold. The reindeer are very numerous, the ground is covered with deep and lasting snow, and the great river...
Strana 40 - ... that the accommodation of an European prince does not always so much exceed that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the accommodation of the latter exceeds 40 that of many an African king, the absolute master of the lives and liberties of ten thousand naked savages.
Strana 68 - ... workmen, which may render that contract a loss instead of a benefit; besides taking precautions to prevent them from becoming acquainted with it, he must also add to the price at which he could otherwise sell the article, some small increase to cover the risk of such an occurrence. If an establishment consist of several branches which can only be carried on jointly, as, for instance, of iron mines, blast furnaces, and a colliery, in which there are distinct classes of workmen, it becomes necessary...
Strana 188 - ... the night. No inquiries are made ; but the bodies are carried to a common pit without the city walls, into which all those that are living, as well as those that are dead, are said to be thrown promiscuously.