 ... executed in a great country, and whether, if they could be executed, our people generally would be happier or even richer. Is not the hope of being one day able to purchase and enjoy luxuries, a great spur to...  Introductory remarks - Page 761by Wakefield, Edward - 1812Full view - About this book
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...labour and induftry ! May not luxury therefore produce more than it confumes, if without fuch a fpur people would be, as they are naturally enough inclined to be, lazy and indolent ? To this purpofe I remember a circumftance. The (kipper of a fhallop employed between Cape May and Philadelphia... | |
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...labour and indultry ? May not luxury therefore produce more than it confuir.es, if without fuch a fpur people would be, as they are naturally enough inclined to be, lazy and indolent ? To this purpofe I remember a circumftance. The ikipper of a IhalU'p tmployed between Саре- Мяу and Philadelphia... | |
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...richer. Is not the hope of being one day able to purchase and enjoy luxuries, a great spur to labour and industry ? May not luxury therefore, produce more...naturally enough inclined to be, lazy and indolent I To this purpose I remember a circumstance. The skipper of a shallop, employed between Cape-May and... | |
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...luxuries, a great spur to labour and industry? May not luxury^ therefore, produce more than it consuir.es, if without such a spur, people would be, as they are...purpose I remember a circumstance. The skipper of a sloop, employed between VOL. II. X Cape May and Philadelphia, had done us some small service for which... | |
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...spur to labour and industry ? May not luxury therefore, produce more than it consumes, if, withou^ such a spur, people would be, as they are naturally...circumstance. The skipper of a shallop, employed between Cape.May and Philadelphia, had done us some small service, for which he refused to be paid. My Xvife... | |
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