 To banish, the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an expeditious mode of husbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happiness. As the mind must govern the hands,...  A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Pagina 152door Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 288 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 400 pagina’s
...throwing away his arms. To hanifli the Tackfman is eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of husbandry ;...there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft direct... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pagina’s
...eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft direct... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pagina’s
...eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every focicty the man of intelligence muft direct... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 458 pagina’s
...eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious giode of hufbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence piuft direcT:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pagina’s
...is eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminiming the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. • As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pagina’s
...is eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft direcl... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagina’s
...UKIVEHSAtlTV. WHAT is fit fer every thing, can fit nothing well. '. Life Of Cowky. VNDEJISTANDING. As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society,...of intelligence must direct the '• man of labour. . Weftcrn Iflaiuls, p, soi. . CHEAT CNDEKTAKINOg. A large work is difficult, because it is large, €ven... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pagina’s
...soldier may expedite his march by throwing away his arms. To banish the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an...intelligence must direct the man of labour. If the tacksman be taken away, the Hebrides must in their present state be given up to grossness and ignorance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pagina’s
...soldier may expedite his march by throwing away his arms. To banish the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an...intelligence must direct the man of labour. If the tacksman be taken away, the Hebrides must in their present state be given up to grossness and ignorance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pagina’s
...soldier may expedite his march by throwing away his arms. To banish the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an...intelligence must direct the man of labour. If the tacksman be taken away, the Hebrides must in their present state be given up to grossness and ignorance... | |
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