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 Works of Jonathan Swift - Page 159by Jonathan Swift - 1743Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...a Spot of Ground wherb only one grew before, would deferve better of Mankind, and do more eflential Service to his Country than the whole Race of Politicians put together. • .... r..•". : *. .» THE Learning of this People is very defective, confifting only in Morality,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Spot of Ground where only one grew before,, would deferve better of Mankind, and do more effential Service to his Country, than the -whole Race of Politicians...defective, confiding only in Morality, Hiftory, Poetry, and Mathematics, wherein they muft be allowed to excel. But, the laft of thefe is wholly applied to what... | |
| Giraldus (Cambrensis.) - 1755 - 46 pages
...Spot of Ground where only one grew before, will " dcferve better of Mankind, and do more eflential Service to his " Country than the whole Race of Politicians put together." Hoc opus, hoe fadiutn Farm prapercmUs Si Patria: vylumat, Ji nob'u invert tori, LONDON: > 3 Ov THE... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...ground where only one grew before, would deferve better ofman» kind, and do more etTential fervice to his country, than the whole race of politicians...together. The learning of this people is very defective, confifting only in morality, hiftory, poetry, and mathematics, wherein they mull; be allowed to excel.... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...of ground where only one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and do more cflential fervice to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. . The j76 A VOYAGfi , The learning of this people is very defective* confifting only in morality, hiftory,... | |
| John Arbuthnot - 1770 - 276 pages
...Spot of Ground, where only One grew before, would deferve better of Mankind, and do more effectual Service to his Country, than the whole Race of Politicians put together." Thefe, and feveral other PafTages in this Rook difcover Abundance of the Spirit and good Senfe of the... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...of ground where only one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and do more eflential fervice to his country, than the whole race of politicians...together. The learning of this people is very defective, confifting only in morality, hiftory, poetry, and mathematics, wherein they mtift be allowed to excel.... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...of ground where only one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and do more effential fervice to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. The learning of this people is Very défeflive, confiding only in morality, hiftory, poetry, and mathematics, wherein they mull be allowed... | |
| 1797 - 522 pages
...of ground where only one grew before, would oefervc better of mankind, and do more clVential fervicc to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. The learning of this people is very defeflive, confiding only in morality, hiftory, poetry, and mathematics, wherein they mult be allowed... | |
| John Tuke, Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1800 - 416 pages
...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 of politicians put together." LONDON: ; PRINTED BY B.MCM1LLAN, BO W-STREET, COVENT-OARDEN, PRINTER TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE... | |
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