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" ... even the cottagers, deprived of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to misery : and a decay of people, as well as a diminution of the former plenty, was remarked in the kingdom... "
Cobbett's Political Register - Page 597
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The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1771 - 484 pages
...eftates ; while the tenants, regarded as an ufelefs burthen, were expelled their habitations. Even cottagers, deprived of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to mifery ; and a great decay of people people as well as a diminution of prorifions, was obfervcd in...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 4

David Hume - Great Britain - 1775 - 400 pages
...laid wafte by inclofures: The tenants, regarded as a ufelefs burthen, were expelled their habitations: Even the cottagers, deprived of the commons, on •which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to mifery : And a great decay of people, as well as dimimition of the former plenty, was remarked in the...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 6

David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 438 pages
...by enclofures : The tenants regarded as a ufelefs burden , were expelled their habitations : Evert the cottagers , deprived of the commons , on which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to mifcry : And a decay of people , as well as a diminution of the former plenty , was remarked in the...
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The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1789 - 344 pages
...eftates ; while the tenants, regarded as an ufelefs burden, were. expelled their habitations. Even cottagers, deprived of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to mifery ; and a great decay of people, as well as a diminution of provifions, was oblcrved in every...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the ..., Volume 4

David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 480 pages
...laid waste by inclosures : The tenants, regarded as a useless burden, were expelled their habitations: Even the cottagers, deprived of the commons on which...And a decay of people, as well as a diminution of the former plenty, was remarked in the kingdom.' This grievance was now ' Strype, vol. ii. Repository...
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The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of ..., Volume 3

Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 340 pages
...their estates; while the tenants, regarded as an useless burden, were expelled their liabitations. Even cottagers, deprived Of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to misery; and a great decay of people, as well as a diminution of provisions, was observed in every part of the kingdom....
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A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First ...

Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 502 pages
...rich proprietors of lands inclosed their estates, and turned out the tenants as an useless burthen ; the cottagers, deprived of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were equally reduced to misery. The loud complaints excited by so many grievances were soon heard in every...
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A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First ...

Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 502 pages
...rich proprietors of lands inclosed their estates, and turned out the tenants as an useless burthen ; the cottagers, deprived of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were equally reduced to misery. The loud complaints excited by so many grievances were soon heard in every...
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The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the ..., Volume 5

David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 368 pages
...laid waste by inclosures: the tenants, regarded as a useless burden, were expelled their hahitations : even the cottagers, deprived of the commons on which...and a decay of people, as well as a diminution of the former plenty, was remarked in the kingdom. 1 This grievance was now of an old date; and sir Thomas...
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The History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1823 - 504 pages
...estates ; while the tenants, regarded as an useless burthen, were expelled from their habitations. Cottagers, deprived of the commons on which they formerly fed their cattle, were reduced to misery ; and a great decay of people and diminution of provisions were observed in every part of the kingdom. To add...
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