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... Notes and Queries - Page 4561900Full view - About this book
 | Bill Lambrecht - 2001 - 383 pages
...Shortly, I'll just crawl in the dirt as I did when I planted them. 18 BIOTECH AND THE PARADOX OF PLENTY Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more... | |
 | Bill Lambrecht - 2002 - 400 pages
...Shortly, I'll just crawl in the dirt as I did when I planted them. 18 BIOTECH AND THE PARADOX OF PLENTY Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more... | |
 | Karl Esser, Ulrich Lüttge, W. Beyschlag, Frank Hellwig - 2002 - 536 pages
...Austria Photosynthesis. Carbon Metabolism: Quantification and Manipulation Grahame J. Kelly “And, he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two...than the whole race of politicians put together.” Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels, ca. 1727 This review is dedicated to Professor Martin Gibbs on... | |
 | Thomas Duddy - 2002 - 362 pages
...concerns; for basing his system of government on common sense, reason, and justice; and for being of the opinion that 'whoever could make two Ears of Corn,...only one grew before; would deserve better of Mankind . . . than the whole Race of Politicians put together' (135). Gulliver, in his belittled and peevish... | |
 | Thomas Duddy - 2002 - 362 pages
...concerns; for basing his sysrem of government on common sense, reason, and justice; and for being of the opinion that 'whoever could make two Ears of Corn,...of Ground where only one grew before; would deserve betrer of Mankind . . . than the whole Race of Politicians put togethet' (135). Gulliver, in his belirtled... | |
 | David Pimentel, Ph.D. - 2002 - 931 pages
...Ithaca, New York George G. Kennedy North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of com or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve... | |
 | Gregory E. Pence - 2002 - 233 pages
...is up to us. By themselves, they are neither good nor evil, just tools. Six Concluding Reflections Whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before; would deserve better of Mankind, and do more... | |
 | Sherry Lynn Smith - 2003 - 275 pages
...grazing."73 There are other long-standing views. In 1 726, social critic Jonathan Swift wrote, "And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two...than the whole race of politicians put together." According to the modern agricultural policy analyst Earl O. Heady, exclusive attention to protecting... | |
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