 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 376 pages
...door to door. 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...times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without any regard or subjection either to the laws of the land, or... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 710 pages
...only no way advantageous, but a very grievou» burden to so poor a country. And though the nurober of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly,...times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without anv regard; or subjection either to the laws of the land, or... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - Church and social problems - 1841 - 348 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Education - 1843 - 798 pages
...various diseases,) fipo hundred thousand people begging from door to door. And though the number of these be, perhaps, double to what it was formerly, by reason of this present great distress, yetin all times Cherchare been about one hundred thousand of these vagabonds, icho have lived without... | |
 | 1843 - 540 pages
...suitably commenting upon the circumpeople begging from door to door. And though the number of these be, perhaps, double to what it was formerly, by reason of this present great stances and the nature of the case, let the rod he applied with such a degree of severity as shall... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1844 - 720 pages
...very grievous burden to so poor a country. And though the number of them be perhaps double to whnt enry sah ! those vagabonds, who have lived without anv regard or Subjection either to the laws of the land, or... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 758 pages
...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 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 Walter Scott - 1846 - 850 pages
...Those VOL. I. 205 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...times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without any regard or subjection either to the laws of the land, or... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 712 pages
...to, door. 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 wos formerly, by reason of this present great distress, yet in all times there have been about one... | |
 | 1847 - 592 pages
...mendicancy and plunder. " At that period, there was in Scotland," says Fletcher of Saltoun, " 200,000 people begging from door to door, and though the number...perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of the present distress, yet in all times there have been about 100,000 of these vagabonds, who have lived... | |
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... 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 though the number of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of this present great... 
