 But it is no wonder, if the price and value of things be confounded and uncertain, when the measure itself is lost. For we have now no lawful silver money current amongst us; and therefore cannot talk, nor judge right...  The Evolution of Modern Money - Page 3by William Warrand Carlile - 1901 - 373 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1870 - 376 pages
...and every one would be convinced of the contrary, if we had none now but lawful money current. But it is no wonder, if the price and value of things...confounded and uncertain, when the measure itself is lost. For we have now no lawful silver money current amongst us; and therefore cannot talk, nor judge right,... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch, John Locke - 1870 - 372 pages
...and every one would be convinced of the contrary, if we had none now but lawful money current. But it is no wonder, if the price and value of things...confounded and uncertain, when the measure itself is lost. For we have now no lawful silver money current amongst us ; and therefore cannot talk, nor judge right,... | |
 | Charles Jenkinson, Charles Jenkinson Earl of Liverpool - 1880 - 312 pages
...William, when the Silver Coins were so very deficient, Mr. Locke had said, It is no wonder, if the prices and value of things be confounded and uncertain, when...expended 2,700,000/. But notwithstanding so great an expence, this Measure of Property, in the lapse of a very few years, was a second CHAP. 12. time lost,... | |
 | Charles Jenkinson Earl of Liverpool - 1880 - 340 pages
...William, when the Silver Coins were so very deficient, Mr. Locke had said, It is no wonder, if the prices and value of things be confounded and uncertain, when...lost. To restore this Measure the public had expended 2,700,0007. But notwithstanding so great an expence, this Measure of Property, in the lapse of a very... | |
 | Henry Hucks Gibbs, Henry Riversdale Grenfell - 1886 - 424 pages
...the silver coins were so very deficient, Mr. Locke had said : — ' It is " ' no wonder if the prices and value of things be confounded and " 'uncertain...measure the public had expended £2,700,000. But, notwith" standing so great an expense, this measure of property in. the " lapse of a very few years... | |
 | 1899 - 632 pages
...William [remarks Lord Liverpool], when the silver coins were so very deficient, Mr. Locke had said, "It is no wonder if the price and value of things...expense, this measure of property in the lapse of a very few years, was a second time lost, and had no existence, unless it had passed into the gold... | |
 | 1900 - 576 pages
...William," remarks Lord Liverpool, " when the silver coins were so very deficient, Mr. Locke Lad said, ' It is no wonder if the price and value of things be...expense, this measure of property, in the lapse of a very few years, was a second time lost, and had no existence, unless it had passed into the gold... | |
 | Lars Magnusson - 1995 - 252 pages
...everyone would be convinced of the contrary, if we had none now but lawful Money current. But 'tis no wonder if the price and value of things be confounded and uncertain, when the Measure itself is lost. For we have now no lawful Silver Money current among us: And therefore cannot talk nor judge right,... | |
 | John Brewer, Susan Staves - 1996 - 646 pages
...and with the status of the clipped coins uncertain, only underlined the fragility of the economy.37 "It is no wonder, if the price and value of things be confounded and uncertain," wrote Locke in Further Cansiderutians cancerning raising the Value of Maney 11695), when the measure... | |
 | Joshua Foa Dienstag - 1997 - 292 pages
...continue. It will disintegrate in exactly the manner of Babel; and for precisely the same reasons: "But it is no wonder, if the price and value of things...confounded and uncertain, when the measure itself is lost. For we have now no lawful silver money current amongst us; and therefore cannot talk nor judge right,... | |
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