 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 422 pagina’s
...quickejl Prvficienty in that Aft. I AM aflured by our Merchants, that a Boy or a Girl before twelve Years old, is no faleable Commodity ; and even when they...the Exchange ; which cannot turn to Account either to the Parents or Kingdom; the Charge of Nutriment and Rags, having been at leaft four Times that Value.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 400 pagina’s
...qtiickefl Proficiency in that Art. I AM affured by our Merchants, that a Boy or a Girl before twelve Years old, is no faleable Commodity ; and even when they...the Exchange ; which cannot turn to Account either to the Parents or Kingdom ; the Charge of Nutriment and Rags, having been at leaft four Times that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 356 pagina’s
...in that art. _ • -. -- . I am aflured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no faleable commodity ; and even when they...the exchange ; which cannot turn to account either to the parents or kingdom, the charge of nutri-< ment and rags having been at leaft four times that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 398 pagina’s
...quickeft proficiency in that art. I am aflured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no faleable commodity ; and even when they...the exchange ; which cannot turn to account either to the parents or kingdom, the charge of nutriment and rags having been at leaft four times that value.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 394 pagina’s
...that a boy or a ghl before twelve years old is no faleable commodity ; and even when they come jto this age they will not yield above ' thre,e pounds, or three pounds and half a crown at moll, ph the exchange ; whichi cannot turn to account either to the parents or kmgdom,' the charge... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1760 - 236 pagina’s
...quickeft proficiency in that art. I am allured by oar merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no faleable commodity ; and even when they...yield above three pounds, or three pounds and half a ciown at moll, on the exchange ; which cannot turn to account either to the parents or kingdom, the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 394 pagina’s
...quichejl profciency in that art. I am aflured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no faleable commodity ; and even when they...the exchange, which cannot turn to account either to the parents or kingdom, the charge of nutriment and rags having been at leaft four times that value.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 352 pagina’s
...quickeft proficiency in that art. I am aflured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no faleable commodity ; and even when they...the exchange ; which cannot turn to account either to the parents or kirigdom, the charge of nutriment and rags having been at leaft four times that value.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 462 pagina’s
...merchants, that a boy or agirl before twelve years old, is no falcable comVOL. IV. Ff modity; modify; and even when they come to this age, they will not yield above three pounds, or thiee pounds and half a crown at moft, on the exchange ; which cannot turn to account either to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 448 pagina’s
...that art. I am assured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no saleable commodity ; and even when they come to this age they...three pounds, or three pounds and half a crown at most, on the exchange ; which cannot turn to account either to the parents or kingdom, the charge of... | |
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Cavan, who protested to me that he never knew above one or two instances under the age of six, even in a part of the kingdom so renowned for the quickest proficiency in that art. 
