 ... though it were his daily occupation. It is probable that none of these operations, except, perhaps, the last, will be as well performed as in a country where the division of labour is more thoroughly understood. They will all, however, be sufficiently...  Domestic scenes in Russia, letters - Side 141av Richard Lister Venables - 1839 - 348 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1841 - 682 sider
...general capability of turning his hand to any kind of work which he may Lc required to undertake. lie will plough to-day, weave to-morrow, help to build...in Russia. These people are a very ingenious race, hut perseverance is wanting; and though they will carry many arts to a high dearee of excellence, they... | |
 | 1851 - 748 sider
...operations, except, perhaps, the last, will be as well performed as in a country where the division of labor is more thoroughly understood. They will all, however,...be sufficiently well done to ' serve the turn,' a favorite phrase in Russia. The people are very ingenious, but perseverance is wanting ; and though... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, Robert Gibbes Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1851 - 754 sider
...operations, except, perhaps, the last, will be as well performed as in a country where the division of labor is more thoroughly understood. They will all, however,...be sufficiently well done to ' serve the turn,' a favorite phrase in Russia. The people are very ingenious, but perseverance is wanting ; and though... | |
 | William O. Blake - 1855 - 1010 sider
...occupations, except, perhaps, the last, will be as well performed as in a country where the division of labor is more thoroughly understood. They will all, however,...be sufficiently well done to ' serve the turn,' a favorite phrase in Russia. In certain departments, however, Russia is not merely equal but even superior... | |
 | Wise sayings - 1864 - 394 sider
...best of me is diligence. King Lear, Act I. Scene iv. — SHAKSPERE. SERVANT. Account of a Russian male master needs an extra coachman, he will mount the...to serve the turn — a favourite phrase in Russia. Domestic Scenes in Russia. — Rev. MR. VENABLES. SERVANTS. Servants are good for nothing, unless they... | |
 | John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1866 - 534 sider
...coachman, he will mount the box, and drive four horses abreast as if it were his daily occupation. None of these operations, except, perhaps, the last,...to " serve the turn," a favourite phrase in Russia. The people are very ingenious, but perseverance is wanting; and though they carry many arts to a high... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1841 - 622 sider
...of roads, the paucity and distance of markets, and the consequent difficulty in selling produce. ' The alternate employment of the same man in the field...people are a very ingenious race, but perseverance ie wanting; and though they will carry many arts to a high degree of excellence, they will generally... | |
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