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" To banish, the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an expeditious mode of husbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happiness. As the mind must govern the hands,... "
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Page 152
by Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 288 pages
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 400 pages
...throwing away his arms. To hanifli the Tackfman is eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of husbandry ;...there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft direct...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Political tracts. Political essays ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft direct...
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Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every focicty the man of intelligence muft direct...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 458 pages
...eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious giode of hufbandry ; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence piuft direcT:...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 pages
...is eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminiming the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. • As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...is eafy, to make a country plentiful by diminifhing the people, is an expeditious mode of hufbandry; but that abundance, which there is nobody to enjoy, contributes little to human happinefs. As the mind muft govern the hands, fo in every fociety the man of intelligence muft direcl...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...UKIVEHSAtlTV. WHAT is fit fer every thing, can fit nothing well. '. Life Of Cowky. VNDEJISTANDING. As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society,...of intelligence must direct the '• man of labour. . Weftcrn Iflaiuls, p, soi. . CHEAT CNDEKTAKINOg. A large work is difficult, because it is large, €ven...
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Miscellaneous essays. Political tracts. A journey to the Western islands of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...soldier may expedite his march by throwing away his arms. To banish the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an...intelligence must direct the man of labour. If the tacksman be taken away, the Hebrides must in their present state be given up to grossness and ignorance...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: With an Essay on His Life and Genius

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...soldier may expedite his march by throwing away his arms. To banish the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an...intelligence must direct the man of labour. If the tacksman be taken away, the Hebrides must in their present state be given up to grossness and ignorance...
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Works, Volume 8

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...soldier may expedite his march by throwing away his arms. To banish the tacksman is easy, to make a country plentiful by diminishing the people, is an...intelligence must direct the man of labour. If the tacksman be taken away, the Hebrides must in their present state be given up to grossness and ignorance...
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