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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... "
Treasury of Thought: Forming an Encyclopædia of Quotations from Ancient and ... - Page 17
by Maturin Murray Ballou - 1894 - 579 pages
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 7

1846 - 602 pages
...gentleman, commemorated in the Voyage to Brobdignag, when unravelling his everlasting court intrigues, — " He gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make...than the whole race of politicians put together." Or, if we come to the Lowland towns, where dwelt the substantial burghers, plying the busy industry...
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The Living Age, Volume 289

1916 - 880 pages
...cultivator of the soil. Swift, with his fine satire, made the King of Brobdingnag express to Gulliver the opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn,...than the whole race of politicians put together." The increase has been effected, but the men whose scientific work has led to it are mostly unknown...
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Eclectic Magazine, and Monthly Edition of the Living Age, Volume 7

John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1846 - 610 pages
...gentleman, commemorated in the Voyage to Brobdignag, when unravelling his everlasting court intrigues, — " He gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make...than the whole race of politicians put together." Or, if we come to the Lowland towns, where dwelt the substantial burghers, plying the busy industry...
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The North British Review, Volume 4

1846 - 576 pages
...gentleman, commemorated in the Voyage to Brobdignag, when unravelling his everlasting court intrigues, — " He gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make...than the whole race of politicians put together." Or, if we come to the Lowland towns, where dwelt the substantial burghers, plying the busy industry...
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A Complete Treatise on Practical Land-surveying: In All Its Departments ...

Anthony Nesbit - 1847 - 492 pages
...make two Ears of Corn, or two Blades of Grass, to grow upon the Spot where only one grew before, will deserve better of Mankind, and do more essential Service...than the whole Race of Politicians PUT TOGETHER." DEAN SWIFT. 3. " The Soil offers inexhaustible Resources ; which, when properly appreciated and employed,...
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Tytler's History of Scotland examined, a review [by P. Fraser].

lord Patrick Fraser - 1848 - 260 pages
...his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or twobladesof grass, to grow upon a spotof ground where only one grew before, would deserve better...than the whole race of politicians put together." Or, if we come to the Lowland towns, where dwelt the substantial burghers, plying the busy industry...
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The American Farmer, and Spirit of the Agricultural Journals of the Day

Samuel Sands - 1848 - 452 pages
...interest of $100 per acre. The remark of Swift, is peculiarly applicable to Col. CaBron: " Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, deserves better of mankiod, and does more essential service to his country, than the whole race of...
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An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion

George Cornewall Lewis - 1849 - 444 pages
...determination of civil and criminal causes, with some other obvious topics, which are not worth considering. And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could...than the whole race of politicians put together." — Ib., Brobdignag, p. 228. According to this last doctrine, an improving farmer would confer a greater...
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An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion

Sir George Cornewall Lewis - 1849 - 526 pages
...determination of civil and criminal causes, with some other obvious topics, which are not worth considering. And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could...his country, than the whole race of politicians put together."—Ib., Brobdignag, p. 228. According to this last doctrine, an improving farmer would confer...
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1889 - 564 pages
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