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" For these reasons there are not more useful members in a commonwealth than merchants. They knit mankind together in a mutual intercourse of good offices, distribute the gifts of nature, find work for the poor, and wealth to the rich, and magnificence... "
De Bow's Commercial Review of the South & West - Page 500
edited by - 1847
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The Craftsman, Volume 10

1737 - 582 pages
...feallsd with Fruits, that life between the Iropicks. " For thefe Rcafons, there are not more ufeful " Members in a Commonwealth than MERCHANTS. " They knit Mankind together in a mutual Intercourfe " of go;d Offices; dislriliure the Gifts of Nature; find " Work for the PW, add Weilth...
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The Craftsman, Volume 10

Caleb D'Anvers - 1737 - 334 pages
...feafted with Fruits, that rile between " the Tropicks. " For thefe Reafons, there are not more ufeful " Members in a Commonwealth than MERCHANTS. " They knit Mankind together in a mutuil Intercourfe " of go -d Offices ; diltrihutc the Gifts of" Nature ; find " Work ftr the Peer;...
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The Spectator: ...

1778 - 378 pages
...commonwealth than merchants. They knit mankind together in a mutual intercourfe of good offices, diftribute the -gifts of nature, find work for the poor, add wealth to the rich, and magnificence to the great. OurEnglifh merchant converts the tin of his own country into gold, and exchanges his wool for rubies....
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The Town Talk: The Fish Pool, the Plebeian, the Old Whig, the Spinster, &c

Sir Richard Steele - 1789 - 490 pages
...wit, and humour, our happinefs as a trading people, has it thus: " There are not, fays he, more ufeful members " in a Commonwealth than Merchants. They "...together in a mutual intercourse " of good offices, dift ribute the gifts of Nature, " find work for the poor, and wealth to the •' rich, and magnificence...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...are feafted with fruits that rife between the tropics. For thefe reafons, there are not more ufeful members in a commonwealth than merchants. They knit mankind together in a mutual imerc.purfe of good offices, diftnbute the gifts of nature, find work for the poor, add wealth to the...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...are feafted with fruits that rile between the tropics. For thefe reafons there are not more ufeful members in a commonwealth than merchants. They knit mankind together in a mutual intercourfe of good offices, distribute the gifts of nature, find work for the poor, add wealth to...
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The Town Talk: The Fish Pool, the Plebeian, the Old Whig, the Spinster, &c

Sir Richard Steele - 1789 - 466 pages
...and humour, our happinefs as a trading people, has it thus ; '' There are not, fays he, more ufeful members *' in a Commonwealth than Merchants. They " knit mankind together in a mutual intercourfe " of good offices, diftribute the gifts of Nature, " find work for the poor, and wealth...
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Arithmetical questions, on a new plan: a suppl. to Introduction to arithmetic

William Butler - 1795 - 242 pages
...perfons who traffic to foreign countries; and there are not, as Mr. Addifon juflly remarks, more ufeful members in a commonwealth than merchants. They knit mankind together in a mutual intercourfe of good offices, diftribute the gifts of nature, find work for the poor, augment the wealth...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 pages
...of Britain, at the same time that our palates are feasted with fruits that rise between the tropics. For these reasons there are not more useful members...nature, find work for the poor, add wealth to the rid), and magnificence to the great. Our English merchant converts the tin of his own country into...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...of Britain, at the same time that our palates are feasted with fruits that rise between the tropics. For these reasons there are not more useful members...distribute the gifts of nature, find work for the poor, and wealth to the rich, and magnificence to the great. • Improved the whole face of nature among...
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