 | Jonathan Swift - 1730 - 40 pages
...thaf Art. I am affured by our Merchants, that a Boy or Girl, before twelve Tear* old, is. no faleable Commodity.; and even when they come to this Age, they...not yield above three Pounds, or three Pounds and half a Crown at moft on the Exchange : which cannot turn to Account either tok the 'Parents or the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 422 pages
...fix, even in a Part of the Kingdom fo renowned for the 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 come to this Age, they will not yield above Three Pounds, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 356 pages
...part of the kingdom fo renowned for the 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 come to this age they will not yield above three pounds, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 398 pages
...fix, even in a part of the kingdom fo renowned for the 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 come to this age they will not yield above three pounds, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1760 - 236 pages
...in a part of the kingdom fo renowned for the 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 come to this age they will not yield above three pounds, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 394 pages
...fix, even in a part of the kingdom fo renowned for the 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 come to this age, they will not yield above three pounds, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 352 pages
...fix, even in a part of the kingdom fo renowned for the 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 come to this age they will not yield above three pounds, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 462 pages
...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 pages
...the county of 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...not yield above 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,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 442 pages
...the county of 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. VOL. IX. UI am I am assured by our merchants, that a boy or a -lot! girl before twelve years old is... | |
| |
I confess, they learn the rudiments much earlier; during which time they can however be properly looked upon only as probationers; as I have been informed by a principal gentleman in the county of Cavan, who protested to me, that he never knew above one... 
