 BRITAIN to be annihilated in one night, and the nation reduced to the same condition, with regard to specie, as in the reigns of the HARRYS and EDWARDS, what would be the consequence? Must not the price of all labour and commodities sink in proportion,...  Essays, moral, political, and literary - Page 266by David Hume - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Several Hands - 1752 - 508 pages
...proportion, and every thing he fold as cheap as they were in thole ages ? What nation could then difpute with us in any foreign market, or pretend to navigate or to fell manufactures at the fame price, which to us would afford iiifficient profit ? In 'how little time,... | |
 | Henry Thornton - 1802 - 332 pages
...and Edwards ; what " would be the consequence ? Must not theprice of all labour and com. " modities sink in proportion, and every thing be sold as cheap as they " were in those ages ? What nation would then dispute with us in any " foreign market; or pretend to navigate or to sell manufactures... | |
 | David Hume - 1804 - 592 pages
...with regard to specie, as in the reigns of the HARRYS and EDWARDS, what would be the consequence ? Must not the price of all labour and commodities sink...or to sell manufactures at the same price, which to us would Afford sufficient profit ? In how little time, therefore, must this bring back the money which... | |
 | Henry Thornton - 1807 - 298 pages
..." would be the consequence ? Must not the price of all labour and com" modules sink in pioportion, and every thing be sold as cheap as they " were in those ages t What nation would then dispute with UB in any " foreign market; or pretend to navigate or to sell... | |
 | 1811 - 584 pages
...Harrys and Edwards; what would be " the consequence? Must not the price of all labour and com" modities sink in proportion, and every thing be sold as " cheap as they were in those ages? What nation would th?n " dispute with us in any foreign market? or pretend to navi" gate, or to sell manufactures... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 564 pages
...with regard to specie, as in the reigns of the Harrys and Edwards, what would be the consequence ? Must not the price of all labour and commodities sink...foreign market, or pretend to navigate or to sell ma-> nufactures at the same price, which to us would afford sufficient profit ? In how little time,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1824 - 830 pages
...to the same condition, with regard to specie, that it was in the reigns of the Henries and Edwards, must not the price of all labour and commodities sink in proportion ? Suppose it were multiplied fivefold in one night, must not the contrary effect follow ?" Then mark... | |
 | Richard Cruttwell - 1839 - 296 pages
...and commodities sink in propor" lion, and every thing be sold as cheap as they were in thoseages? " What nation could then dispute with us in any foreign market, " or pretend to navigate or sell manufactures at the same price, " which to us would afford sufficient profit ?" Again, the same... | |
 | Patrick James Stirling - 1853 - 310 pages
...condition in this particular as in the reigns of the Harrys and Edwards, what would be the consequence ? Must not the price of all labour and commodities sink...in proportion, and every thing be sold as cheap as in those ages ? What nation could then dispute with us in any foreign market, or pretend to navigate... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 586 pages
...the reigns of the Harrys and Edwards, what would be the consequence ? Must not the price of all labor and commodities sink in proportion, and every thing...or to sell manufactures at the same price, which to us would afford sufficient profit ? In how little time, therefore, must this bring back the money which... | |
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