 These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And though the number of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of this present great distress, yet in all times there have been about one hundred...  Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer - Страница 100по Walter Scott - 1815 - 358 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Charles Richard Elrington - 1822 - 246 страници
...200,000 people begging from door to door. " These are not only no way advantageous, but a very griev" ous burden to so poor a country : and though the number...formerly, by " reason of this present great distress, yet in all times there " have been about 100,000 of those vagabonds who have " lived without any regard... | |
 | James Ebenezer Bicheno - 1824 - 190 страници
...two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. " And though the number of them," he says, " be perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of this present great distress," [a famine then prevailed,] " yet at all times there have been about one hundred ifliousand of those... | |
 | Alexander Dunlop - 1825 - 168 страници
...various diseases,) 200,000 people begging ' from door to door. These are not only no ways advan' tageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country ;...perhaps double to ' what it was formerly, by reason of the present great dis' tress, yet in all times there have been about 100,000 of ' these vagabonds who... | |
 | Charles Fenton Mercer - 1826 - 138 страници
...follows : " There are at this day, in Scotland, two hundred thousand people begging from door to door And though the number of them be perhaps double to what it formerly was, by reason of this present great distress (a famine then prevailed), yet in all times... | |
 | Alexander Dunlop - 1828 - 214 страници
...fall into various diseases,) ' 200,000 people begging from door to door. These are not ' only no ways advantageous, but a very grievous burden to ' so poor a country ; and though the number of them be per' haps double to what it was formerly, by reason of the pre' sent great distress, yet in all times... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 362 страници
...by living on bad food, fall into various diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but...formerly, by reason of this present great distress, yet in all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without... | |
 | Alexander Dunlop - 1830 - 446 страници
...fall into ' various diseases,) 200,000 people begging from door to door. ' These are not only no ways advantageous, but a very grievous ' burden to so poor...perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of the ' present great distress, yet in all times there have been about ' 100,000 of these vagabonds,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 страници
...begging /rom door to door. Those are not only noway advantageous, but a very grievous burden to »o mbers yet in all times there have been about ono hmnlrea thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 страници
...There are at this day in Scotland, two hundred thousand peopla begging from door to door. And thougb the number of them be perhaps double to what it was formerly, by reason of thi* present great distress (a famine then pro vailed,) yet in all times there have been about one... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 880 страници
...by living on bad food, fall into various diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to t yet in all times there have been about one hundred thousand of those vagabonds, who have lived without... | |
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