| Adam Smith - Economics - 1809 - 372 pages
...his accommodation must no doubt appear extremely simple and easy ; and yet it may be true, perhaps, that the accommodation of an European prince does...that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of many an African king, the absolute master of the lives... | |
| John Bird Sumner - Creation - 1818 - 448 pages
...which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable." (Smith's Wealth of Nations, bi 1. 8.) But the same great authority has observed with...peasant, as the accommodations of the latter exceed those cf an African king." Every condition of life is alike a gainer by the arts of civilization. \ of equality... | |
| 1818 - 896 pages
...first made this remark (Adam Smith) had no hypothesis to serve or argument to support, when he added, ' that the accommodation of an European prince does...that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of an African king, the absolute master of the lives and liberties... | |
| Religion - 1818 - 904 pages
...first made this remark (Adam Smith) had no hypothesis to serve or argument to support, when he added, ' that the accommodation of an European prince does...that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of an African king, the absolute master of the lives and liberties... | |
| Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - Economics - 1820 - 368 pages
...his accommodation must no doubt appear extremely simple and easy ; and yet it may be true, perhaps, that the accommodation of an European prince does...that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of many an African king, the absolute master of the lives... | |
| Thomas Smith (accountant.) - Economics - 1821 - 254 pages
...his accommodation must, no doubt, appear extremely simple and easy ; and yet it may be true, perhaps, that the accommodation of an European prince does...exceed that of an industrious and frugal peasant as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of many an African king, the absolute master of the lives... | |
| Thomas Green Fessenden - Inventions - 1822 - 524 pages
...the smith, must all of them join their different arts in order to produce them."* The writer declares that " the accommodation of an European prince does...that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the Accommodation of the latter exceeds that of many an African King, the absolute master of the lives... | |
| H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...his accommodation must no doubt appear extremely simple and easy; and yet it may be true, perhaps, that the accommodation of an European prince does...that of an industrious and frugal peasant, as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of many an African king, the absolute master of the lives... | |
| Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1825 - 508 pages
..."that, though the accommodation of a common labourer may no doubt appear extremely simple and easy, yet the accommodation of an European prince does not always...exceed that of an industrious and frugal peasant as the accommodation of the latter exceeds that of many an African king, the absolute master of the lives,... | |
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