 | Archibald Alison - 1840 - 560 pagina’s
...attention. Every man has an olive, a mulberry, an almond, or a pear tree, and vines scattered amongst them. Such a knot of active husbandmen, who turn their rocks into scenes of fertility, because they are their own, would do the same by the wastes if animated by the same principle.* Going out of... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1848 - 622 pagina’s
...the whole ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants and bulging rocks, that can be conceived. The inhabitants of this village deserve...do the same by the wastes, if animated by the same om• Arthur Young's Travel* in France, voL ip 50. nipotent principle." Again*. "Walk to Rossendal,"... | |
 | 1865 - 672 pagina’s
...ch. vi. § 4. are the italics in the extracts that follow : " Such a knot of active husbandmen . . . turn their rocks into scenes of fertility, because I suppose their own."* " The magic of properly turns sand to gold."f (This refers to some poor cottage property on the Dunes,... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1870 - 328 pagina’s
...proprietorship. His are the italics in the extracts that follow : " Such a knot of active husbandmen . . . turn their rocks into scenes of fertility, because I suppose their own." "The magic of property turns sand to gold." (This refers to some poor cottage property on the Dunes,... | |
 | Henry Fawcett - 1874 - 652 pagina’s
...that the whole ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants and bulging rocks that can be conceived. The inhabitants of this village deserve...into scenes of fertility (because, I suppose, their oten], would do the same by the wastes, if animated by the same omnipotent principle.' Again, 'Walk... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1875 - 624 pagina’s
...the whole ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants and bulging rocks, that can be conceived. The inhabitants of this village deserve...rocks into scenes of fertility, because I suppose ilieir own, •would do the same by the wastes, if animated by the same omnipotent principle." Again:*... | |
 | 1879 - 280 pagina’s
...ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants, and bulging rocks, that can be conceived. Such a knot of active husbandmen who turn their rocks into scenes of fertility, because I suppose they are their own, would do the same by the wastes, if animated by the same onmiponent principle.... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1886 - 646 pagina’s
...the whole ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants and bulging rocks, that can be conceived. The inhabitants of this village deserve...they should have it. They would soon turn all the * Arthur Young't Travels in France, vol. ip 50. deserts around them into gardens. Such a knot of active... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1889 - 472 pagina’s
...the whole ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants, and bulging rocks that can be conceived. The inhabitants of this village deserve encouragement for their industry ; and if I was a French minister, they should have it. They would soon turn all the deserts around them into gardens.... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1892 - 452 pagina’s
...the whole ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants, and bulging rocks that can be conceived. The inhabitants of this village deserve encouragement for their industry ; and if I was a French minister, they should have it. They would soon turn all the deserts around them into gardens.... | |
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Every man has an olive, a mulberry, an almond, or a peach tree, and vines scattered among them; so that the whole ground is covered with the oddest mixture of these plants and bulging rocks, that can be conceived. The inhabitants of this village deserve... 
