 | Jonathan Swift - 1730 - 40 pages
...hundred Thoufand Couple, whofe Wives are Breeders, from which Number I fubftraft Thirty thoufand Couples, who are able to maintain their own Children ; although I apprehend there cannot be fo many under theprefent 'Diftreffes of the Kingdom: but this being granted, there will remain One... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 422 pages
...Thoufand Couple whofe Wives are Breeders ; from which Number I fubllraft thirty thoufand Couples , who are able to maintain their own Children ; although I apprehend there cannot be fo many, under the prefent Diftreffes vft&e Kingdom ; but this being granted, there will remain an... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 400 pages
...TWO Hundred Thoufand .Couple whofe Wives are Breeders ; from which Number I fubftract Thirty Thoufand Couple, who are able to maintain their own Children ; although I apprehend there cannot -be fo many, under the prefent Diftreffes of the Kingdom •, but this being granted, there -will remain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 398 pages
...hundred thoufand couple, whofe wives are breeders ; from which number I fiibtracT: thirty thoufand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend there cannot be fo many under the prefent diftreffes of the kingdom] but this being granted, there will remain an hundred... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 356 pages
...two hundred thoufand couple, whole wives are breeders ; from which number I fubtracl: thirty thoufand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend there cannot be fo many under the prefent diftreffes of the kingdom) but this being granted, there will remain an hundred... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1760 - 236 pages
...two hundred thoufand couple, whofe wives are breeders ; from which number I fubtract thirty thoufand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend there' cannot be fo many under the prefent dijlrefs of the king. F a dom) dom) but this being granted, there will remain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 394 pages
...two hundred thoufand couple, whofe wives' are breeders ; from which number I fubtract thirty-thoufand couple, who are able to maintain their own children,, (although I apprehend there cannot be fo many under the prefent dijireffes of the kingdom} ; but tbis'being granted,. there will remain an... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 352 pages
...two hundred thoufand couple, whofe wives are breeders ; from which number I lubtracT: thirty thoufand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend there cannot be fb many under the prefeni diftrejjes of the kingdom) bqt this being granted, there will remain an hundred... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 314 pages
...being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple, whose wives are breeders ; from which...thousand breeders. I again subtra•ct fifty thousand for fhose women, who miscarry, or whose children die by accident or disease within the year. There only... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 508 pages
...being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple, whose wives are breeders ; from which...being granted, there will remain a hundred and seventy tjiousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children... | |
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I doubt, more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred... 
