| John Tuke, Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - 1800 - عدد الصفحات: 416
...TUKE, LAND - SURVEYOR. " and he gave it for his opinion, that whoever " could make two ears of com, 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... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 406
...other obvious topicks, which are not worth considering. And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass,...upon a spot of ground, where only one grew before, vvould deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race... | |
| 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 722
...point. The sentence is as follows : ' Andhe (King of Brobdingnag) gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass,...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 of... | |
| James Malcolm (land surveyor.) - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 560
...hint, and if by the propagation of his lordship's sentiments I can be an humble instrument in making two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, according to Dean Swift, I shall deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to my country,... | |
| Thomas James Rawson - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 338
...DUBLIN SOCIETY. BY THOMAS JAMES EAWSON, ESQ. A MEMBER. ' And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of " corn, or two blades of grass,...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... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 432
...of attraction on observing an apple fall to the ground. It is Doctor Swift's opinion, that " whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass,...upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind than the whole race of politicians." This Mr. Baker can effect, my... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...of attraction on observing an apple fall to the ground. It is Doctor Swift's opinion, that " whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only onegrew before, would deservebetter of mankind than the whole race of politicians." This Mr. Baker... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 512
...other obvious topics, which are not worth considering. And, he gave it for his opinion, " That, whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass,...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... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...other obvious topics, which are not worth considering. 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 beore, would deserve better of mankind, and do "T>.«"*fu3.M±iLT"' '" '^'^'J'"8 country, than the... | |
| ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO. - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 548
...to a ' single, very industrious cultivator of die soil, than to all the pro." 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 be" fore r would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential ser" vice to his country, than the... | |
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