 An activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause; the enjoyment of property must have done it. Give a man the secure possession...  The conditions and prospects of Ireland - Page 283de Jonathan Pim - 1848Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Tallack - 1896 - 690 pages
...Q 2 who are either freeholders, or small farmers on the sharingof -profits system (metairie) — " An activity has been here that has swept away all...before it and has clothed the very rocks with verdure. The enjoyment of property has done it. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock and he will... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1899 - 518 pages
...which I have taken in France; the efforts of industry the most vigorous; the animation the most lively. An activity has been here, that has swept away all...done it. Give a man the secure possession of a bleak lock, and he will turn it into a garden; give him a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1900 - 552 pages
...improvement in irrigation and cultivation, he is so sure of the explanation of the fact that he remarks : " It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause ; the enjoyment of property mutt have done it. Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden ;... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1904 - 638 pages
...I have token in France ; the efforts of indottry the most vigorous ; the animation the most lively. An activity has been here, that has swept away all...sense to ask the cause ; the enjoyment of property mitt have done it. Give a man the «cure possession of a bleak rock, and ¡e will turn it into a garden... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1906 - 690 pages
...which I have taken in France; the efforts of industry the most vigorous; the animation the most lively. An activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and has cloathed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause : the... | |
 | Jesse Collings - 1908 - 502 pages
...the ruin of Italy, and are now also ruining the provinces. (Pliny, " Natural History," Book XVIII.) An activity has been here that has swept away all...enjoyment of property must have done it. Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden. (Arthur Young, " Travels in France.")... | |
 | Jesse Collings - 1908 - 502 pages
...the ruin of Italy, and are now also ruining the provinces. (Pliny, " Natural History," Book XVIII.) An activity has been here that has swept away all...enjoyment of property must have done it. Give a man secure possession of a bleak rock and he will turn it into a garden. (Arthur Young, "Travels in France.")... | |
 | Matilda Betham-Edwards - 1912 - 378 pages
...which I have taken in France; the efforts of industry the most vigorous, the animation the most lively. An activity has been here that has swept away all difficulties before it and clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause; the enjoyment... | |
 | James Ernest Boyle - 1921 - 468 pages
...which I have taken in France; the efforts of industry the most vigorous; the animation the most lively. An activity has been here, that has swept away all difficulties before it, and clothed the very rocks with verdure. It would be a disgrace to common sense to ask the cause; the enjoyment... | |
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