 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 pages
...corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one L a grew 148 SWIFTIANA. grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." CLII. NEW SYSTEMS OF NATURE. New systems... | |
 | James Malcolm (land surveyor.) - 1805 - 560 pages
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...wkh. plantations or ipnti of flowers. Guardij*. He that could make two ears of corn grow upon a ifot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind than ' (be whole race of politicians. Swift. r. Any particular place. I would be busy in the world,... | |
 | Thomas James Rawson - 1807 - 342 pages
...CONSIDERATION. AND BY DIRECTION or THE DUBLIN SOCIETY. BY THOMAS JAMES RAWSON, ES2. A MEMBER. " And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears...better of mankind, and do more " essential service to his country, than the whole race of politician* •' put together'" SWIFT. uOQQQOQ" DUBLIN: PRINTED... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 336 pages
...been a favourite opinion with me, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before,...better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.' Possessed with this idea, I have Ion"... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1811 - 432 pages
...founded his noble system of attraction on observing an apple fall to the ground. It is Doctor Swift's opinion, that " whoever could make two ears of corn,...only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind than the whole race of politicians." This Mr. Baker can effect, my lord ; but, what is infinitely more... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1811 - 424 pages
...founded his noble system of attraction on observing an apple fall to the ground. It is Doctor Swift's opinion, that " whoever could make two ears of corn,...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, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...and criminal causes; with some other obvious topics, which are not worth considering. And, he gave it for his opinion, " That, whoever could make two...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 - 548 pages
...mankind are more indebted to a ' single, very industrious cultivator of die soil, than to all the pro." opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn,...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... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...proof that thispatriotic prince agrees in the opinion of the King of Brobdignag, that " whoever can make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one (Dr Kennie might say where none)grew before, deserves better of mankind, and does more essential service... | |
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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 before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole... 
