Accordingly we find that, in every kingdom into which money begins to flow in greater abundance than formerly, everything takes a new face; labour and industry gain life ; the merchant becomes more enterprising, the manufacturer more diligent and skilful,... The Quarterly Review - Page 2511822Full view - About this book
| David Hume - 1760 - 396 pages
...induftry gain life ; the merchant becomes more enterprifmg, the manufafturer more diligent and fkilful, and even the farmer follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention. This is not eafily to be accounted for, if we confider only the influence which a greater abundance... | |
| 1762 - 762 pages
...induftry gain life ; tha merchant becomes more enterprifing, tha manufacturer more diligent and Ikillful, and even the farmer follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention. This is not eafily to be accounted for, it' wa conlidcr only the influence which a greater abundance... | |
| Henry Thornton - 1802 - 332 pages
...and silver is favourable to industry*," It * Mr. Hujtne, in observing that. when money encreases, *' the price " rises first of one commodity, then of another, till the whole, at last, ** reaches a just proportion with the new quantity of specie which it *' in the kingdom,''... | |
| 1879 - 592 pages
...into which money ' begins to flow in greater abundance than formerly, everything ' takes a new face : the merchant becomes more enterprising, ' the manufacturer...follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention.' Should an inattentive reader ask, in objection, ' Why, then, the ' present depressed state of trade... | |
| David Hume - 1804 - 592 pages
...that, in every kingdom, into which money begins to flow in greater abundance than formerly, every thing takes a new face ; labour and industry gain life ;...follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention. This is not easily to be acounted for, if we consider only the influence which a greater abundance... | |
| Henry Thornton - 1807 - 298 pages
...(and we may presume an increase of paper to have exactly the same effect), " At first," he says, " no alteration " is perceived; by degrees the price...one " commodity, then of another, till the whole, at last, " reaches a just proportion with the new quantity of " specie which is in the kingdom. In... | |
| David Hume - 1809 - 868 pages
...that, in every kingdom, into which money begins to flow in greater abundance than formerly, every thing takes a new face : labour and industry gain life;...follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention. This is not easily to be accounted for, if we consider only the influence which a greater abundance... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 670 pages
...immediately on that increase, but some time is required before the money circulates through the whole state. At first, no alteration is perceived : by degrees...price rises, first of one commodity, then of another; tillthe whole at last reaches a just proportion with the nt.vv quantity of specie in the kingdom. In... | |
| 1830 - 1024 pages
...every kingdom into which money begins to flow in greater abun\ / dance than formerly, every tiling takes a new face : labour and industry gain life —...follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention. On the other hand, when gold and silver are diminishing, the workman has not the same employment from... | |
| 1825 - 798 pages
...other hand, (he says,) into which money begins to ßow in greater abundance than formerly, every thing takes a new face ; labour and industry gain life ;...follows his plough with greater alacrity and attention." As to the 'second consequence, it would distressingly change the value of all things, as I shall proceed... | |
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