 And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race...  Notes and Queries - Page 1571889Full view - About this book
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1860 - 360 pages
..." AND HE GAVE IT FOR HIS OPINION, THAT WHOEVER WOULD MAKE TWO EARS OF CORN, OR TWO BLADES OF GRASS, TO GROW UPON A SPOT OF GROUND WHERE ONLY ONE GREW...BETTER OF MANKIND, AND DO MORE ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, THAN THE WHOLE RACE OF POLITICIANS PUT TOGETHER." SWIFT. CONTENTS. Early History of British... | |
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1887 - 628 pages
...; " and he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." t That something then at least the world... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1916 - 838 pages
...express to Gulliver the opinion, ' that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.' The increase has been effected, but... | |
 | Alphonse Mariette - 1860 - 404 pages
...lorsqu'il ne s'ag1ssait pas d'un ennemi ou " whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before,...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." No law of that country must exceed in... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - 1862 - 916 pages
...the fabled king of Brobdignag, " that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground, where only one grew...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." RENSSELAER. BP JOHNSON, ESQ. : Secretary... | |
 | Robert Scott Burn - 1863 - 380 pages
...not wont to write genially or kindly, that " he who can make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, will deserve better of mankind than the whole race of politicians put together/' let us not arrogate... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1864 - 416 pages
...And he gave it for his opinion, " that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew...better of mankind,, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." The learning of this people is very... | |
 | 1864 - 622 pages
...application to the sentiment of Dean Swift, that " Whoever has made two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, deserves better of mankind, and has done more essential service to his country, than the whole race... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pages
...Rhapsody. And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together. Gullicer's Tracels. * As geographers... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Francis Waller - 1865 - 414 pages
...morality.'' — Page 161. his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.* * This aphorism has become celebrated,... | |
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