 | Henry Hallam - 1818 - 670 pages
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago. I know not why some have supposed that meat was a luxury seldom obtained by the * See these rates more... | |
 | History - 1820 - 848 pages
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family, to his ancestors three or four centuries ago. I know not why some have supposed, that meat was a luxury seldom obtained by the labourer. Doubtless... | |
 | Agriculture - 1828 - 510 pages
...state of agriculture, and of the agricultural labourers, may be derived. First: the agricultural labour is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors, three or four centuries ago. We are aware that, besides food, clothing, habitation, and fuel are among the barest necessaries of... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1846 - 582 pages
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago. I know not why some have supposed that meat was a luxury seldom obtained by the labourer. Doubtless... | |
 | Statistics - 1850 - 400 pages
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago*." It would seem that this happy state of things was a consequence of the conversion of the tenants in... | |
 | Robert Blakey - Political Science - 1855 - 558 pages
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability, to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago." * • Middle Ages, vol. 2. p. 433. •„• As purely historical events and details exercise a great... | |
 | Robert Blakey - Political science - 1855 - 556 pages
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability, to support a family to his ancestors three or four centuries ago." * • Middle Ages, vol. 2. p. 433. •** As purely historical events and details exercise a great influence... | |
 | 1860 - 828 pages
...from ' the cheapness of manufactured com' modifies, and from many inventions ' of common utility, he is much inferior 'in ability to support a family to his ' ancestors three or four centuries ago." In the time of the Tudors, the weekly wages of ordinary labourers would enable them to purchase twice... | |
 | 1860 - 528 pages
...from " the cheapness of manufactured com" modities, and from many inventions " of common utility, he is much inferior " in ability to support a family to his "ancestors three or four centuries ago:" In the time of the Tudors, the weekly wages of ordinary labourers would enable them to purchase twice... | |
 | Charles Tennant - England - 1862 - 746 pages
...benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, aud from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family, to his ancestors three or four centuries ago." Now, as servants, laborers, and workmen of different kinds, make up the far greater part of every political... | |
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I should find it difficult to resist the conclusion, that however the labourer has derived benefit from the cheapness of manufactured commodities, and from many inventions of common utility, he is much inferior in ability to support a family, to his ancestors... 
