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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1749 edition. Excerpt: ...Ships in our Harbours and Docks, and Ship-wrights in our Sea-port Towns; the Roads croudedwith Carriers, laden with rich Manufactures the perpetual Concourfe to and fro of pompous Equipages, With With what Envy and Admiration, would thofe Gentlemen return from To delightful a Progrefs? What glorious Reports would they make, when they went back to England? But my Heart is too heavy to continue this Irony longer, for it is manifeft that whatever Stranger took fuch a Journey would be apt to think himfelf travelling in Lapland or Yjland rather than in a Country lb favoured by Nature as ours, both in Fruttfulnefs of Soil, and Temperature of Climate. The miferable Drefs, and Diet, and Dwelling of the People The general Defolatton in molt Parts of the Kingdom The old Seats of the Nobility and Gentry all in Ruins, and no new ones in their Stead; the Families of Farmers-, who pay great Rents, living in Filth and Naftinefs, upon Buttermilk and Potatoes, without a Shoe or Stocking to their Feet, or a Houfe fo convenient as an Englljh Hog-fty, to receive them. Thefe, indeed, may be comfortable Sights to an England Spectator who comes for a fhort Time, only to ham the Language and returns back to his own Country, whither he finds all our Wealth tranfmitted. Nojlra mijeria magna es. There is not one Argument ufed to prove the Riches of Ireland which is not a logical Demonstration monftration of its Poverty. The Rife of our Rents is fqueezed out of the very Blood, and Vicluals.,and Cloaths, and Dwellings of the Tenants; who live worfe than Englijh Beggars. The Lownefe of Intereft, in all other Countries a Sign of Wealth, is in us a Proof of Mifery; there being no Trade to employ any Borrower. Hence, alone, cornes the Dearneis of Land, fince the Savers have no...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1749 edition. Excerpt: ...Ships in our Harbours and Docks, and Ship-wrights in our Sea-port Towns; the Roads croudedwith Carriers, laden with rich Manufactures the perpetual Concourfe to and fro of pompous Equipages, With With what Envy and Admiration, would thofe Gentlemen return from To delightful a Progrefs? What glorious Reports would they make, when they went back to England? But my Heart is too heavy to continue this Irony longer, for it is manifeft that whatever Stranger took fuch a Journey would be apt to think himfelf travelling in Lapland or Yjland rather than in a Country lb favoured by Nature as ours, both in Fruttfulnefs of Soil, and Temperature of Climate. The miferable Drefs, and Diet, and Dwelling of the People The general Defolatton in molt Parts of the Kingdom The old Seats of the Nobility and Gentry all in Ruins, and no new ones in their Stead; the Families of Farmers-, who pay great Rents, living in Filth and Naftinefs, upon Buttermilk and Potatoes, without a Shoe or Stocking to their Feet, or a Houfe fo convenient as an Englljh Hog-fty, to receive them. Thefe, indeed, may be comfortable Sights to an England Spectator who comes for a fhort Time, only to ham the Language and returns back to his own Country, whither he finds all our Wealth tranfmitted. Nojlra mijeria magna es. There is not one Argument ufed to prove the Riches of Ireland which is not a logical Demonstration monftration of its Poverty. The Rife of our Rents is fqueezed out of the very Blood, and Vicluals.,and Cloaths, and Dwellings of the Tenants; who live worfe than Englijh Beggars. The Lownefe of Intereft, in all other Countries a Sign of Wealth, is in us a Proof of Mifery; there being no Trade to employ any Borrower. Hence, alone, cornes the Dearneis of Land, fince the Savers have no...
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