 | Henry Hallam - 1818 - 670 páginas
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago. I know not why some have supposed that meat was a luxury seldom obtained by the * See these rates more... | |
 | 1820 - 848 páginas
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family, to his ancestors three or four centuries ago. I know not why some have supposed, that meat was a luxury seldom obtained by the labourer. Doubtless... | |
 | 1828 - 510 páginas
...state of agriculture, and of the agricultural labourers, may be derived. First: the agricultural labour is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors, three or four centuries ago. We are aware that, besides food, clothing, habitation, and fuel are among the barest necessaries of... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1846 - 582 páginas
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago. I know not why some have supposed that meat was a luxury seldom obtained by the labourer. Doubtless... | |
 | 1850 - 400 páginas
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago*." It would seem that this happy state of things was a consequence of the conversion of the tenants in... | |
 | Robert Blakey - 1855 - 558 páginas
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability, to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago." * • Middle Ages, vol. 2. p. 433. •„• As purely historical events and details exercise a great... | |
 | Robert Blakey - 1855 - 556 páginas
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability, to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago." * • Middle Ages, vol. 2. p. 433. •** As purely historical events and details exercise a great influence... | |
 | 1860 - 828 páginas
...from ' the cheapness of manufactured com' modifies, and from many inventions ' of common utility, he is much inferior 'in ability to support a family to his ' ancestors three or four centuries ago." In the time of the Tudors, the weekly wages of ordinary labourers would enable them to purchase twice... | |
 | 1860 - 528 páginas
...from " the cheapness of manufactured com" modities, and from many inventions " of common utility, he is much inferior " in ability to support a family to his "ancestors three or four centuries ago:" In the time of the Tudors, the weekly wages of ordinary labourers would enable them to purchase twice... | |
 | Charles Tennant - 1862 - 746 páginas
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, aud from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family, to his ancestors three or four centuries ago." Now, as servants, laborers, and workmen of different kinds, make up the far greater part of every political... | |
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I should find it difficult to resist the conclusion, that however the labourer has derived benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family, to his ancestors... 
