 | James Thomson Callender - 1795 - 132 sider
...part of this eflay, the writtf informs us, fiat " there are, at this day, in Scotland, (befides *' a great many poor families, very meanly provided for...who, by living upon bad food, " fall into various difeafea,) two hundred thoufand people begging " from door to door." In a preceding diicourfe, the... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 648 sider
...of course its operation could not have been felt in so short a period. Mr. Fletcher says — " That there are at " this day in Scotland (besides a great " many poor families very meanly pro" vided for by the church-boxes, and " others who, by living upon bad food, " fall into various... | |
 | 1813 - 550 sider
...day. Fletcher, of Saltoun, gives a dreadful picture : " There are, at thin day," he says, (1098,) " in Scotland, besides a great many poor families, very meanly provided for by the churchboxes, (with others, who by living upon bad food fall into various diseases,) two hundred thousand... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1813 - 544 sider
...day. Fletcher, of Saltoun, gives a dreadful picture : 'There are, sit this day,' lie says,(l6o,8), 'in Scotland, besides a great many poor families, very meanly provided for by the church-boxes, (with others, who by living upon bad food fall into various diseases,) two hundred thousand... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 416 sider
...a picture of these banditti about a century ago, which my readers will peruse with astonishment. " There are at this day in Scotland (besides a great...hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And though... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 356 sider
...a picture of these banditti about a century ago, which my readers will peruse with astonishment. " There are at this day in Scotland (besides a great...diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door tp door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 358 sider
...picture of these banditti about a century ago, which my readers will peruse with astonishment. • , " There are at this day in Scotland (besides a great...food, fall into various diseases) two hundred thousand pedple begging from door to door. These are not only no way advaritageous, but a very grievous burden... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1815 - 322 sider
...astonishment* " There, are at this day in Scotland- (besides^a £reat many poor families very-meanly provided for by the church boxes, with others, who,...hundred thousand- people begging from door- to door. Theeeare not only no way advantageous, bin a very grievous burden-to so poor a country. And though... | |
 | 1817 - 708 sider
...a picture of these banditti about a century ago, which my readers will peruse with astonishment. ' There are, at this day, in Scotland (besides a great...hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but a very grievous burden to so poor a country. And though... | |
 | 1817 - 694 sider
...a picture of these banditti about a century ago, which my readers will peruse with astonishment. ' There are, at this day, in Scotland (besides a great...living upon bad food, fall into various diseases) ¡wo hundred thousand people begging from door to door. These are not only no way advantageous, but... | |
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There are at this day in Scotland (besides a great many poor families very meanly provided for by the church boxes, with others, who, by living upon bad food, fall into various diseases) two hundred thousand people begging from door to door. 
