 And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race...  The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays - Strana 37úprava: - 1811Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1860 - Počet stránok 360
...SEPARATELY, FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF AGRICULTURAL READERS. " AND HE GAVE IT FOR HIS OPINION, THAT WHOEVER WOULD MAKE TWO EARS OF CORN, OR TWO BLADES OF GRASS, TO GROW UPON A SPOT OF GROUND WHERE ONLY ONE GREW BEFORE, WOULD DESERVE BETTER OF MANKIND, AND DO MORE ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, THAN... | |
 | Alphonse Mariette - 1860 - Počet stránok 404
...opinion, il declara1t 6tre d'avi*. were not in the case, lorsqu'il ne s'ag1ssait pas d'un ennemi ou " whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - 1862 - Počet stránok 916
...did not intend, give new and lasting significance to the opinion of the fabled king of Brobdignag, " that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades...of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground, where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than... | |
 | Robert Scott Burn - 1863 - Počet stránok 380
...there is truth in the doctrine of him who was not wont to write genially or kindly, that " he who can make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, will deserve better of mankind than the whole race of politicians put together/' let... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1864 - Počet stránok 416
...criminal causes ; with some other obvious topics, which are not worth considering. And he gave it for his opinion, " that whoever could make two ears of corn,...of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind,, and do more essential service to his country, than... | |
 | 1864 - Počet stránok 622
...improvement, and give a retrospective application to the sentiment of Dean Swift, that " Whoever has made two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, deserves better of mankind, and has done more essential service to his country, than... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Francis Waller - 1865 - Počet stránok 414
...*' I have perused many of their books, especially those on history and morality.'' — Page 161. his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn,...of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - Počet stránok 504
...smaller still to bite 'em. And so proceed ad inftnitum. Poetry, a Rhapsody. And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn,...of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - Počet stránok 442
...criminal causes ; with some other obvious topics which are not worth considering ; and he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn,...blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than... | |
 | 1865 - Počet stránok 972
...for her harshness. Ham lived many years, and Broadfoot was not the only Indian who felt his revenge. Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of grdund, where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service... | |
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