 | 1803 - 308 pages
...opinion with me, " that whoever could make two ears of com, or " two blades of grass, grow upon a fpot of ground " where only one grew before, would deserve...better " of mankind, and do more essential service to hie " country, than the whole race of politicians put toge" ther." Possessed with this idea, I have... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 pages
...corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one L a grew 148 SWIFTIANA. grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and...than the whole race of politicians put together." CLII. NEW SYSTEMS OF NATURE. New systems of nature are but new fashions, which will vary in every age;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 336 pages
...opinion with me, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better...than the whole race of politicians put together.' Possessed with this idea, I have Ion" bent my thoughts and study towards those inquiries which conduce... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 338 pages
...opinion with me, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better...essential service to his country, than the whole race of pqhticians put together.' Possessed with this idea, I have long bent my thoughts and study towards... | |
 | Thomas James Rawson - 1807 - 342 pages
...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...essential service to his country, than the whole race of politician* •' put together'" SWIFT. uOQQQOQ" DUBLIN: PRINTED BY GRAISBERRY AND CAMPBELL, 10, BACK-LANE,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 374 pages
...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 hist country, than the whole race of politicians put together." The learning of this people is very... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 328 pages
...opinion with me, ' that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better...than the whole race of politicians put together.' Possessed with this idea, I have long bent my thoughts and study towards those inquiries which conduce... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...ground where only one (Dr Kennie might say where none)grew before, deserves better of mankind, and does more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together :" we yet cannot suppose that • Essays on the Natural History and Origin of Peat Moss, £c. By the... | |
 | 1822 - 326 pages
...opinion with me, ' that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better...than the whole race of politicians put together.' Possessed with this idea, I have long bent my thoughts and study towards those inquiries which conduce... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 690 pages
...opinion with me, " that whoever could make two ears of com, or two blades of grass, grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better...than the whole race of politicians put together." Possessed with this idea, I have long bent my thoughts and study towards those inquiries which conduce... | |
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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... 
