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View of the Agriculture of Middlesex: With Observations on the Means of Its ... - Page 113
by John Middleton, Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1807 - 704 pages
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View of the Agriculture of Middlesex;: With Observations on the Means of Its ...

John Middleton (land surveyor) - Agriculture - 1798 - 722 pages
...number of poor persons to settle upon the borders of such commons. But the mischief does not end here ; for having gained these trifling advantages, through...inculcates a desire to live, from that time forward, without labour, or at least with as little as possible. The animals kept by this description of persons,...
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A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis: Containing a Detail of the ...

Patrick Colquhoun - Crime - 1800 - 734 pages
...number of poor persons to settle upon the borders of such Commons. But the mischief does not end here ; for having gained these trifling advantages, through...improper bias, and inculcates a desire to live, from tat time forward, without labour, or at least with as ittle as possible. " The animals kept by this...
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A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis: Containing a Detail of the ...

Patrick Colquhoun - Crime - 1806 - 736 pages
...of such Commons. But the mischief does not aid here; for having gained these trifling ad van tages, through the neglect or connivance of the Lord of the...inculcates a desire to live, from that time forward, without labour, or at least with as little as possible. " The animals kept by this description of persons,...
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View of the Agriculture of Middlesex;: With the Means of Its Improvement ...

John Middleton (land surveyor) - Agriculture - 1807 - 734 pages
...number of poor persons to settle on the borders of such commons. But the mischief does not end here; for having gained these trifling advantages, through...gives their minds an improper bias, and inculcates a desire'to live, from that time forward, with little labour. The animals kept by this description of...
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A review of the reports to the Board of agriculture, Volume 5

William Humphrey Marshall - 1817 - 750 pages
...number of poor persons to settle upon the borders of such commons. But the mischief does not end here; for having gained these trifling advantages, through...inculcates a desire to live, from that time forward, without labour, or at least with as little as possible.'' " Anothrr very serious evil which the public...
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Southey's Common-place Book: Choice passages

Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1849 - 656 pages
...number of poor persons to settle on the borders of such commons. But the mischief does not end here ; for, having gained these trifling advantages, through...without better feed than the scanty herbage of a common ; hence they are tempted to pilfer corn, hay, and roots, towards their support ; and as they are still...
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Common-place Book

Robert Southey - Commonplace books - 1849 - 650 pages
...persons to settle on the borders of such commons. But the mischief does not end here; for, hav ing gained these trifling advantages, through the neglect...without better feed than the scanty herbage of a common; hence they are tempted to pilfer corn, hay, and roots, towards their support; and as they are still...
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Southey's Common-place Book, Volume 1

Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1849 - 428 pages
...number of poor persons to settle on the borders of such commons. Bat the mischief does not end here ; for, having gained these trifling advantages, through...animals kept by this description of persons, it is «x>r discovered by their owners, arc not likely to afford them much revenue, without better feed than...
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Southey's Common-place Book, Volume 1

Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1849 - 428 pages
...number of poor persons to settle on the borders of such commons. Bat the mischief does not end here ; for, having gained these trifling advantages, through...live, from that time forward with little labour. The animab kept by this description of persons, it is soop discovered by their owners, are not likely to...
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Southey's Common-place Book: Choice passages

Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1849 - 610 pages
...persons to settle on the borders of such commons. But the mischief does not end here ; for, hav ing gained these trifling advantages, through the neglect...unfortunately gives their minds an improper bias, and inculeates a desire to live, from that time forward, with little labour. The animals kept by this description...
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