 These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And though the number of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of this present great distress, yet in all times there have been about one hundred...  Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer - Page 100by Walter Scott - 1815 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - United States - 1854 - 892 pages
...double to what it was formerly, by reason of this present great distress, (a famine then prevailed,) yet in all times there have been about one hundred thousand of these vagabonds, who have lived without any regard or subjection either to the laws of the land, or... | |
 | Robert Rantoul (Jr.) - History - 1854 - 890 pages
...he declared, that "There arc at this Scotland two hundred thousand people begging from door to dooi though the number of them be perhaps double to what it was fo by reason of this present great distress, (a famine then prevail in all times there have been about... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - Christian sociology - 1856 - 764 pages
...various diseases) 200,000 people begging from door to door. Thene are not only no ways advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country ;...perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of the present great distress, yet in all times there have been about 100,000 of these vagabonds, who... | |
 | Sir George Nicholls - Poor laws - 1856 - 310 pages
...upon bad food fall into various diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to door — and though the number of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of the present great distress, yet in all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds,... | |
 | American essays - 1874 - 792 pages
...day in Scotland 200,000 people begging from door to door; these are not only no ways advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country, and though the number of them be perhaps double what it was formerly, by reason of the present great distress, yet in all times there have been about... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 608 pages
...diseases) two hundred tJtausand people begging from door to door. These »re not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And...them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, by on of this present great distress, yet in all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Day - Juvenile delinquency - 1858 - 490 pages
...These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country; and although the number of them be, perhaps, double to what it was formerly, yet in all times there has been about a hundred thousand of these vagabonds, who have lived without... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1862 - 876 pages
...hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These VOL. I. 805 are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And...formerly, by reason of this present great distress, yet hi all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education, Primary - 1860 - 484 pages
...These are not only no way advantagcous, but a very gricvous burden to so poor a country. And although the number of them be, perhaps, double to what it...this present great distress, yet in all times there has been about a hundred thousand of these vagabonds, who have lived without any regard or subjection,... | |
 | Education - 1860 - 664 pages
...These are not only no way advantageous, hut a very grievous burden to so poor a ci.umry. And although the number of them be, perhaps, double to what it...this present great distress, yet in all times there has been about a hundred thousand of these vagabond?, who have lived without any regard or subjection,... | |
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