| Adam Smith - 1789 - 526 pages
...foldiers. Very few of them, it feems, arrive at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In fome places one half the children born die before they are four years of age ; in many places before they are feven ; and in almoft all places before they are nine or ten. This great mortality, however, will every where be... | |
| John Ranby - 1791 - 338 pages
...or Jamaica. Now Mr. Smith in his book on " The Wealth of Nations," (V. ip 120. 8vo. edit.) fays, " in fome " places one half of the children born, die...are four years of age ; in many places before they If Mr. B. had ftate"d the number of his own negroes, of their marriages, births, and children reared,... | |
| John Gardiner - 1803 - 626 pages
...boys rife to manhood as are fufficient to fupply the place of the fifes and drummers that are wanted. In fome places, one half of the children born, die...age ; in many places, before they are feven; and, in almoft all places, before they are nine or ten. This great mortality, however, will everywhere be... | |
| Adam Smith - 1809 - 372 pages
...soldiers. Very few of them, it seems, arrive at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In some places, one half the children born die before they are four years of age, in many places before they are seven, and in almost all places before they are nine or ten. This great mortality, however, will everywhere... | |
| Adam Smith - 1812
...foldiers. Very few of them, it feems, arrive at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In fome places one half the children born die before they are four years of age ; in many places before they are feven ; and in almod all places before they are nine or ten. This great mortality, however, will every where be... | |
| Adam Smith - 1812 - 520 pages
...foldiers. Very few of them, it feems, arrive at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In forne places one half the children born die before they are four years of age ; in many places before they are feven ; and in almoft all places before they are nine or ten. This great mortality, however, will every where be... | |
| Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 pages
...of them, it seems, arrive at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In some places, one half the children die before they are four years of age, in many places before they are seven, лт! in almost all places before they are nine ur tun. This great mortality, however will The... | |
| Seven ages - 1842 - 154 pages
...considered this subject in ita important bearing on the " Wealth of Nations." He says " In some places, half the children born die before they are four years of age, in many places before they are seven, and, in almost all places, before they are more than ten." He collects various statistical facts... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1855 - 490 pages
...of them it seems, arrive at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In some places, one-half the children die before they are four years of age, in many places before * [Ibidem.] they are seven, and in almost all places before they are nine or ten. This great mortality,... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1855 - 496 pages
...of them it seems, arrive at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In some places, one-half the children die before they are four years of age, in many places before they are seven, and in almost all places before they are nine or ten. This great mortality, however, will everywhere... | |
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