 There only remain a hundred and twenty thousand children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is how this number shall be reared and provided for? which, as I have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift... - Page 24by Jonathan Swift - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 442 pages
...distresses of the kingdom) but this being granted, there will remain a hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand for those...have already said, under the present situation of affairs is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed. For we can neither employ them... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 314 pages
...there will remain a hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtra•ct fifty thousand for fhose women, who miscarry, or whose children die by accident...have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed. ¥ot we can neither employ them... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 506 pages
...distresses of the kingdom); but this being granted, there will remain a hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand, for those...twenty thousand children of poor parents annually borq. The question therefore is, Flow this number shall be reared and provided for? which, as I have... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 610 pages
...distresses of the kingdom) ; but this being granted, there will remain a hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand, for those...have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed. For we can neither employ them... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 598 pages
...the kingdom) ; but this being granted, there will remain a hundred and seventy thousand breeders. J again subtract fifty thousand, for those women who...have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed. For we can, neither employ them... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 376 pages
...distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand for those...accident or disease within the year. There only remain an hundred and twenty-thousand children of poor parents annually born : the question therefore is,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 540 pages
...distresses of the kingdom ;) but this being granted, there will remain a hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand, for those...parents annually born. The question therefore is, How tibis number shall be reared and provided for ? which, as I have already said, under the present situation... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pages
...the kingdom ;) but this being granted, there will remain 170,000 breeders. I again subtract 50,000 for those women who miscarry, or whose children die...accident or disease within the year. There only remain 120,000 children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is, how tins number shall be... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pages
...this being granted, th ire will remain 1 TO.OnO in subtract 30,000 lor 1 Uo.se women who miscarry, r or whose children die by accident or disease within the year. There only remains 120,000 children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is, how this number... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1861 - 810 pages
...the kingdom ;) but this being granted, there will remain 170,000 breeders. I again subtract 50,000 for those women who miscarry, or whose children die...by accident or disease within the year. There only remains 120,000 children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is, how this number... | |
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