 To entail irreversible poverty upon generation after generation, only because the ancestor happened to be poor, is in itself cruel, if not unjust, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which always suppose and promote a rotation...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 35by Samuel Johnson - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 pages
...of much Ufe to direft our Practice, unlefs it be determined who arc thofe that are born to Puvtrty. To entail irreverfible Poverty upon Generation after...Diligence. Thofe who communicate Literature to the Son of a poor Man, confider him as one not born to Poverty, but to the Neceffity of deriving a better... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 428 pages
...icruel, if not unjuft, and is wholly contrary to the Maxims of a commercial Nation, which always flippofe and promote a Rotation of Property, and offer every...Diligence. Thofe who communicate Literature to the Son of a poor Man, confider him as one not born to Poverty, but to the Neceffity of deriving a better... | |
 | 1774 - 390 pages
...cruel, if not unjuft, and is wholly contrary to the Maxims of a commercial Nation, which always flippofe and promote a Rotation of Property, and offer every...Diligence. Thofe who communicate Literature to the Son of a poor Man, confider him as one not born to Poverty, but to. the Neceffity of deriving a better... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...cruel, if not unjuft, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which always fuppofe and promote a rotation of property, and offer every...confider him as one not born to poverty, but to the neceflity of deriving a better fortune from himfelf. In this attempt, as in FREE ENQUIRY, &c. 233 in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...cruel, if not unjuft, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which ahyays fuppofe and promote a rotation of property, and offer every...diligence. Thofe who communicate literature to the Ton of a poor man, confider him as one not born to poverty, but to the neceflity of deriving a better... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...cruel, if not unjuft, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which always fuppofe and promote a rotation of property, and offer every...who communicate literature to the fon of a poor man, confkler him as one not born to poverty, but to the neceffity of deriving a better fortune from himfelf.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...cruel, if not unjust, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which always suppose and promote a rotation of property, and offer every...chance of mending his condition by his diligence. Those who communicate literature to the son of a poor man, consider him as one not born to poverty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...cruel, if not unjust, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which always suppose and promote a rotation of property, and offer every...chance of mending his condition by his diligence. Those who communicate literature to the son of a poor man, consider him as one not born to poverty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...cruel, if not unjust, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which always suppose and promote a rotation of property, and offer every...chance of mending his condition by his diligence? Those who communicate literature to the son of a poor man, consider him as one not born to poverty,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...cruel, if not unjust, and is wholly contrary to the maxims of a commercial nation, which always suppose and promote a rotation of property, and offer every...chance of mending his condition by his diligence. Those who communicate literature to the son of a poor man, consider him as one not born to poverty,... | |
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