The difficulties under which the poor- Sicilians labour, from the extreme oppreffion of their government, obliges them fometimes to invent branches of commerce that nature feems to have denied them, as they are not allowed to enjoy thofe me has beftowed. The Oxford Magazine: Or, Universal Museum - Page 41774Full view - About this book
| Patrick Brydone - 1780 - 248 pages
...them, as they are not allowed to enjoy thofe f,,e has beftowed. The fugar-cane was very much cukivated in this ifland, but the duties impofed were fo enormous, that it has been almoil abandoned. But their crops of wheat alone, were they under a free government, would foon be... | |
| 1793 - 602 pages
...denied them, as they are not allowed to enjoy thofe ¡he- has beflowed.— The fugar-cane was fof'mtrly very much cultivated in this ifland, but the duties impofed were •fo enormous, that it has been almoil totally abandoned.— But their Crops of wheat alone, were they under a free government, would... | |
| 1797 - 314 pages
...brandies of commerce that nature Las denied them. them. The fugar cane was formerly much cultivated here; but the duties impofed were fo enormous, that it has...almoft abandoned. — But their crops of wheat alone, under a mild government, would foon be fufh'cient to render them the richeft and moft flourithing people... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 312 pages
...branches of commerce that nature has denied them. The fugar cane was formerly much cultivated here; but the duties impofed were fo enormous, that it has been almoft abandoned. — But tbeir crops of wheat alone, under a mild government, would loon be fufficient to render them the richeft... | |
| Patrick Brydone - 1806 - 428 pages
...commerce that nature feems to have denied them, as they are not allowed to enjoy thofe me has beftowed. —The fugar-cane was very much cultivated in this...duties impofed were fo enormous? that it has been almofl abandoned. — But their crops of wheat alone, were they under a free government, would foon... | |
| Patrick Brydone - 1806 - 422 pages
...commerce that nature feems to have denied them, as they are not allowed to enjoy thofe fhe has beftowed. —The fugar-cane was very much cultivated in this...but the duties impofed were fo enormous, that it has beea almoft abandoned. — But their crops of wheat alone, were they under a free government, . would... | |
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