 | Samuel Sidney - 1846 - Počet stránok 668
...GIVEN BEF0RE Commission. BY SAMUEL SIDNEY, AUTHOR OF "BRISTOL A FREB PORT," ETc. WITH A MAP. "There he three things which make a nation great and prosperous,— a fertile soil, husy workshops, and easy conveyance for men and commodities from one place to another."—LORn BAcON.... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1850 - Počet stránok 460
...IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, ON THE CONTINENT, AND IN AMERICA. BY DIONYSIUS LARDNER, DCL, &c. » There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous...fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance of men and things from one place to another." — BACON. " Let us travel over all the countries of... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1850 - Počet stránok 560
...ON THE CONTINENT, AND IN AMERICA. BY DI0NYSIIJS LARDNER, DCL &c. " There be three things which mate a nation great and prosperous ; a fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance of men and things from one place to another." — BACOK. " Let us travel over all the countries of... | |
 | 1858 - Počet stránok 814
...resisted, — these gave us " the three things "that Lord Bacon said, three centuries ago, " made nations great and prosperous, — a fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance for men and commodities." DISCUSSION. Mr. BENTALL rose for the purpose of correcting a statement made in the early portion of... | |
 | 1861 - Počet stránok 236
...prophet would never have anticipated. Never was a saying more true than that trite one of his, " There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous...fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance of men and things from one place to another." The net-work of railways which is spread over our country,... | |
 | Duncan George Forbes Macdonald - 1863 - Počet stránok 558
...PARTHENON AND LITERARY GAZETTE. ' Lord Bacon saith truly, there are three things which make a uation great and prosperous— a fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance for man and commodities from one place to another ; but these essentials are, according to our author,... | |
 | Henry Alexander Glass - 1864 - Počet stránok 134
...was only possible with good roads and speedy transit. As Lord Bacon said, centuries ago, " There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous...fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance of men and things from one place to another." Had the great English sage lived in these days, he would,... | |
 | Duncan George Forbes Macdonald - 1865 - Počet stránok 618
...and vigorous pen, and in an agreeable style." — Parthenon and Literary Gazette. " Lord Bacon said truly, there are three things which make a nation...fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance for man and commodities from one place to another ; but these essentials are, according to onr author,... | |
 | Duncan George Forbes Macdonald - 1872 - Počet stránok 862
...style." — • Parthenon and Literary Gazette. " Lord Bacon said truly, there are three things whioh make a nation great and prosperous : a fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance for man and commodities from one place to another ; but those essentials are, according to our author,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1874 - Počet stránok 392
...WILLIAM CLUWES ANI> SONS, STAMFOIID AND CHARING CRO6& StL INTRODUCTION. LORD BACON bath truly said that there are three things which make a nation great and prosperous, — a fertile soil, hnsy workshops, and easy conveyance for men and commodities from one place to another. The soil of... | |
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There be three things which make a nation great and prosperous : a fertile soil, busy workshops, and easy conveyance for men and goods from place to place. 
