 | 1737 - 582 pages
...Diamond Necklace out of the Bowels of Inddftan. " If We confider our own Country in its natural Profpect, without any of the Benefits and Advantages of Commerce,...uncomfortable Spot of Earth falls to our Share? Natural Hiftorians tell us, that no Fruit grows originally among us, be.ldes Hips and Haws, jfcorns and Pig-Nuts,... | |
 | Caleb D'Anvers - 1737 - 334 pages
...with other " Delicacies of the like Nature; that our C'limace of" itfelf, and without the Afuftarice of Art, can make " no farther Advances towards a Plumb than to a Slor, • " and carries an Apple to no greater Perfeftion than a ' Crab ; that our Melons, our Peaches,... | |
 | 1744 - 348 pages
...Earth falls to our Share! Natural Hiftorians tell us, that no Fruit grows Originally among us, befides Hips and Haws, Acorns and Pig-Nuts, with other Delicacies of the like Nature; That our Climate of it felf, and without the Affiftances of Art, can make no further Advances towards a Plumb than to a... | |
 | 1778 - 378 pages
...diamond necklace out of the bowels of Indoftan. If we confider our own country in its natural profpeft, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce, what a barren uncomfortable fpot of earth falls to our fliare ! Natural hiftorians tell us, that no fruit grows originally among... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...earth falls to our /hare ! Natural hiftorians tell us, that no fruit grows originally among us btfides hips and haws, acorns and pig-nuts, with other delicacies of the like nature : that our climate, of itfelf, and without the afllftance of art, can make no farther advances towards a plum than a i\oe,... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...diamond necklace out of the bowels of Indoftan. If we confider our own country in its natural profpedl, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce, what a barren uncomfortable fpot of earth falls to our mare ! Natural hiftorians tell us, that no fruit grows originally among... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...necklace out of the bowels of Hittdoftan. • , If we confider our own country in its natural pro£pect, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce, what a barren, uncomfortable fpot of earth falls to our fhare ! Natural hiftorians tell us, that no fruit grows originally among... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...diamond necklace out of the bowels of Indostan. If we consider our own country in its natural prospect, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce,...besides hips and haws, acorns and pig-nuts, with other E 2 delicacies of the like nature ; that our climate of itself, and without the assistance of art,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...diamond necklace out of the bowels of Indostan. If we consider our own country in its natural prospect, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce,...tell us, that no fruit grows originally among us, befides hips and haws, acorns ana pig-nuts, with other E 2 delicacies of the like nature ; that our... | |
 | 1803 - 420 pages
...petticoat rises out of the bowels of Indostan. If we consider our own country in its natural prospect, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce,...to our share ! Natural Historians tell us, that no fruitgrowsoriginallyamongus, besides hips and haws, acorns and pig-nuts, with other delicacies of the... | |
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If we consider our own country in its natural prospect, without any of the benefits and advantages of commerce, what a barren, uncomfortable spot of earth falls to our share ! Natural historians tell us, that no fruit grows originally among us besides... 
