 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
 | William Alexander - Agriculture - 1877 - 242 pages
...occurrence of three bad harvests in succession had no doubt made things worse ; yet, says Fletcher, "In all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds who had lived without any regard or subjection either to the laws of the land or even those of God and... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - Great Britain - 1878 - 734 pages
...various diseases) 200,000 people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country ;...great distress, yet in all times there have been about 100,000 of those vagabonds who have lived without any regard or subjection either to the laws of the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1879 - 428 pages
...diseases — two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only noway advantageous. but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And...reason of this present great distress, yet in all rimes there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without any regard... | |
 | Antiquities - 1882 - 328 pages
...diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And...of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, yet in all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without... | |
 | Antiquities - 1882 - 308 pages
...diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And...of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, yet in all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without... | |
 | Periodicals - 1883 - 436 pages
...poor families -very meanly provided for by church boxes) 200,000 people begging from door to door. Though the number of them be' perhaps double to what it was formerly by reason of this great distress, yet in all times there have been about 100,000 of those vagabonds, who have lived withont... | |
 | Charles Rogers - Scotland - 1884 - 440 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,... | |
 | Charles Rogers - Scotland - 1884 - 436 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,... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English prose literature - 1894 - 648 pages
...diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And...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... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - English prose literature - 1894 - 648 pages
...diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And...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... | |
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