Agriculture and Population the Truest Proofs of the Welfare of the People: Or, An Essay on Public Happiness: Investigating the State of Human Nature Through the Several Periods of History, from the Earliest Date to the Present Times, Volumen2J. Caddel, 1792 |
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Agriculture and Population the Truest Proofs of the Welfare of the ..., Volumen1 Francois Jean Chastellux Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abbé abfolutely againſt agriculture alfo alſo amongſt ancient becauſe Befides cauſe circumftances Columella commerce confequence confiderable confidered cuſtoms defirous diſcover divifion doth England Engliſh eſtabliſhed expence fame fatire fcarcely fciences fecond feems feodal government ferve feven fhall fhort fhould fince firft firſt fituation flaves fociety fole fome foon fource fovereign France French ftate ftill fubfiftance fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe furniſhed fyftem Gauls hath hiftory himſelf houſe Hume hundred inhabitants inſtead intereft Italy itſelf king labour laft lands laſt laws leaſt lefs legiſlation Lewis liberty livres mankind meaſure ment millions Montefquieu moſt muft muſt nations neceffary neral obferve occafion paffage peace perfons Philip the fair philofophy pleaſure poffefs population prefent preferved prince progrefs provinces purchaſe raiſed reader reaſon reft refult reign repreſent rich Romans Ruffia ſhall ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſtudy thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Timariots underſtand uſeful Voltaire whilft whofe
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Página 13 - A friend to mankind, he asserted their undoubted and inalienable rights with freedom, even in his own country, whose prejudices in matters of religion and government he had long lamented, and endeavoured, not without some success, to remove.
Página 13 - ... in matters of religion and government, he had long lamented, and endeavoured, not without fome fuccefs, to remove. He well knew, and juftly...
Página 13 - He well knew, and juftly admired the happy conftitution of this country, where fixed and known laws equally reftrain monarchy from tyranny; and liberty from licentioufnefs. His Works will illuftrate his name, and furvive him, as long as right reafon, moral obligation, and the true Spirit of Laws mall be underftood, refpected and maintained.
Página 283 - Caligula wifhed that the people of Rome had but one head, that he might have ftricken it off at a blow.
Página 179 - This alfo muft be conferred ; on fome occafions, times of oppreffion ariie, during which privileges deep ; but were the ancient republics without their demagogues ? Did Alcibiades, Amilcar, or Sylla, leave much power in the hands of the people ? " The reader will pleafe to obferve, that in this parallel, I have not gone beyond the limits of the continent ; but were I to take in North America, I might well fet Solon and Lycurgus at defiance, by oppofin; to them only Locke and William Penn.
Página 231 - Romans, at a more alarming period, to their conful, quod de republics non difperajjet. If we look back on the national events, which terminated the career of the laft reign, and threw fuch luftre over the beginning of the prefent reign, we may at once difcover, in which of the mirrors prefented to them, by Doctor Brown, and Mr. Wallace, the people of England faw their own likenefs. K. (k) Although Mr. Hume hath not mentioned the decreafe of wild beafts, yet he alludes to their numbers, as fenfible...
Página 170 - A furious bigot afcended to preach to them and the people, while the fire was preparing ; and Ridley gave a moft ferious attention to his difcourfe. No way...
Página 177 - ... of the moft unlimited monarchies ? amongft the ancients, there was fcarcely any medium between a republic, and tyranny ; but befides that tyranny is become more unufual, fince the middle of the laft century, the greater number of thofe provinces which compofe our modern monarchies, enjoy privileges, laws, and cuftoms, which limit the fovereign authority. The Auftrian power is entirely formed of fcattered provinces, all of which have ftates, entitled to grant, and raife, themfelves, the neceflary...
Página 214 - Trade, and manufactures have always been confidered as the fources of population ; but great intereft of money, the imperfeftim of navigation, and great profits of trade, are an infallible indication, that induftry and commerce are but in their infancy. Mr. Hume proves that amongft the Greeks, and Romans, the intereft of money was always at twelve per cent, that, frequently, eftates, fuch as.
Página 218 - Noah, and their wives, inftead of one couple, our author eafily explains how the earth might have been well peopled in times which we account very ancient : and I think as he thinks ; for I do not perceive even a comparifon between the number of Egyptians, Afiyrians, Babylonians, &c.