 | James Donaldson - Agriculture - 1796 - 446 pages
...who, who, agreeing with Swift, " that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grafs to grow upon a fpot of ground where only one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and do more effenual fervice to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together," have... | |
 | Sir John Sinclair - Scotland - 1796 - 668 pages
...beauty of the place. Swift obferves, " whoever could make two ears of corn, or two " blades of grafs to grow, upon a fpot of ground where only " one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and "'do more eflential fervlce to his country, than the wliole /'race of politicians put together*."... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make tivo ears of corn, or two blades of grafs, to grow upon a fpot of ground where only one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and do more effential fervice to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. The... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two budes of grafs, to grow upon a fpot of ground where only one grew before, would oefervc better of mankind, and do more clVential fervicc to his country, than the whole race of politicians... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 308 pages
...been a favourite opinion with me, " that whoever could make two ears of com, or " two blades of grass, grow upon a fpot of ground " where only one grew before, would deserve better " of mankind, and do more essential service to hie " country, than the whole race of... | |
 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grafs, to grow upon a fpot of ground where only one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and do more effential fervice to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. The... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1806 - 786 pages
...covered every part of it with plantations or fpcti of flowers. Guard. — He that cou'd make two ears of corn grow upon a fpot of ground where only one grew before, would dcfer»e better of mankind than the whol^ race of politicians. Swift. 5. Any particular place. —... | |
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And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grafs, to grow upon a fpot of ground where only one grew before, would deferve better of mankind, and do more cflential fervice to his country, than the whole race... 
