 ... intentions of riding to Richmond. My little family would have been glad to see you, and you would have seen, I think, the best piece of meadow in Carolina, whence (when I leave this country) you might be able to add one to the few observations which...  British Farmer's Magazine - Page 4021849Full view - About this book
 | 1833 - 426 pages
...but a small portion " on the poorest. It had been observed " by ancient philosophers that he who " made two blades of grass grow where " only one grew before was entitled .to " the best thanks of the country. As a " society, then, he expressed a hope " that they... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1833 - 850 pages
...but a small portion " on the poorest. It had been observed " by ancient philosophers that he who " made two blades of grass grow where " only one grew before was entitled to " the best thanks of the country. As a " society, then, he expressed a hope " that they... | |
 | 1849 - 604 pages
...of constitution and uniformity of character as perhaps any flock in the kingdom. He would conclude by saying that what he advocated and contended for...quantity of vegetable food into two pounds of meat whei* only one was made before, deserve a like commendation : Mr. GRAY, as the subject was a very interesting... | |
 | Griffith John McRee - 1857 - 602 pages
...able to add one to the few observations which may be made upon an unimportant character, viz., that I had made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before — a circumstance among some nations of no small honor and renown. I wish you all happiness, and am,... | |
 | 1862 - 588 pages
...to improve the land in spite of close feeding. Mr. FEARING, of Hingham, observed that if the man who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before was a benefactor, so was he who advanced sheep husbandry. He would look at the subject in a moral point... | |
 | 1882 - 510 pages
...Minister, for he thought that he could '• lick him in five minutes.'' Dean Swift truly said th»t he who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before was a benefactor to his race ; but what remains of benefit of all this mnsonlar prowess and these popular... | |
 | Ontario. Legislative Assembly - 1883 - 1068 pages
...once normal and fruitful state. It was wisely said at one time by a great statesman, " That a man who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before was a benefactor to his race." Let us, therefore, strive to make the best of our opportunities, strive... | |
 | Robert Bright Marston - 1883 - 48 pages
...these fish as a means of sport, but as food. As to the first point, they were told that the man who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, was a benefactor, and the same principle applied to those who not only provided food, but also provided... | |
 | Duane Hamilton Hurd - 1884 - 602 pages
...labor, has changed it from a barren waste to a rich, productive farm. It has been said that " he who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, was a public benefactor." How much more applicable is this term to Mr. Porter. The farm was almost covered... | |
 | 1884 - 438 pages
...these fish as a means of sport, but as food. As to the first point, they were told that the man who made two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, was a benefactor, and the same principle applied to those who not only provided food, but also provided... | |
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