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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: fuch commodities. The -whole of his working was to know why fo few yards, near the Change, was fo much better than fo many acres in North- amptonfhire; and what thofe acres in Northamp- tonfhire would be worth, were there no trade at all in this ifland. It makes my heart ake, when I think of this young man, and confider upon what plain maxims, and in what ordinary methods men of eftate may do good wherever they are feated; that fo many mould be what they are It is certain, that the arts which purchafe wealth or fame, will maintain them; and I attribute the fplendour and long continuance of this family, to the felicity of having the genius of the founder of it run through all his male line. Old fir Harry, the great-grandfather of this gentleman, has written in his own hand upon all the deeds, which he ever figned, in the humour of that fententious age, this fentence, ' There are four good mothers, of whom are often born four unhappy daughters; truth begets hatred, happinefs pride, fecurity danger, and familiarity contempt.' % Juft publiflied, A Scheme of the Solar Syftem, with the orbits of the Planets and Comets belonging thereto, de- fcribed from Dr. Halley's accurate Table of Comets, founded on fir Ifaac Newton's wonderful Difcoveries. By W. Whifton, M. A. Sold by J. Senex, and J. Maxwell, at the Globe in Salifbury-court in Fleet-ftreet; and by the author in Crofs-ftreet in Hatton-garden, and at both univerfities. The faicl J. Senex and J. Maxwell are now engraving, and will fpeedily publifh, a mof t compleat and correct pair of globes, of about 30 inches diameter; to be fold at a moderate price, and for which none is defired to advance any money before-hand. They have likewife finifhed a fet of maps, viz. The World and Quarters, with the principal divifions ofEurope;...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217082099 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217082092 |
| Weight | 1.20 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.83 In |
| List Price | $21.61 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 372 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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