 The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbours ; this is robbery. — The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. — The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the...  Good, bad, and indifferent, a book of jests - Seite 95von Percival Keane (pseud.) - 1873Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein a man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry. FRANKTJN. PRELIMINARY ADDRESS TO... | |
 | 1856 - 374 Seiten
...generally cheating; the third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual...his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry. — Franklin. CLXXXV. He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 Seiten
...third is by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed sown in the ground, in a kind of continual miracle wrought...his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.' The reader will observe that in this disquisition, labour is made the sole... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 378 Seiten
...generally cheating ; the third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of liod in his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry. — franklin. CI.XXXV.... | |
 | 1857 - 784 Seiten
...generally cheating ; the third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein a man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual...his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry. — franklin. TKUE PHILOSOPHY. WHAT are the practical lessons which this subject... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 Seiten
...third is by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed sown in the ground, in a kind of continual miracle wrought...his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.' The reader will observe that in this disquisition, labour is made the sole... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1859 - 618 Seiten
...cheating. — The third by agriculture, the only honest way ; wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life, and his virtuous industry. April 4, 1769. B. F". Provision... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1861 - 630 Seiten
...third is by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed sown in the ground, in a kind of continual miracle wrought...his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.' The reader will observe that in this disquisition, labour is made the sole... | |
 | Charles Tennant - 1862 - 746 Seiten
...cheating. — The third by agriculture, the only honest way ; wherein a man receives a real increase of seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life, and his virtuous industry." The Agriculture of every Country... | |
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