The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay : they whose aggregate constitutes, the people, are found in the streets, and the villages, in the shops and farms; and from them collectively considered, must the measure of general prosperity be taken. Travels in New-England and New-York - Page 249by Timothy Dwight - 1823Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...be estimated by the assemblies of the gay, or the banquets of the rich. The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay : they whose aggregate constitutes, the people, are found in the streets, and the villages, in the shops and farms; and from them collectively considered, must the measure of general... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...estimated, by the assemblies of the: gay, or the banquets of the rich.. The great mass of .nations is neither rich nor -gay. ' They. whose aggregate constitutes • the people, are found in the streets and the vil- ' lages; in the shops and farms; .and 'from them, ' collectively considered, must .the measure... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...be estimated by the assemblies of the gay, or the banquets of the rich. The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay : they whose aggregate constitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms; and from them, collectively considered, must the measure of general... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...be estimated by the assemblies of the gay, or the banquets of the rich. The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay : they whose aggregate constitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms ; and from them, collectively considered, must the measure of... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...be estimated by the assemblies of the gay, or the banquets of the rich. The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay : they whose aggregate constitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms; and from them, collectively considered, must the measure of general... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...be estimated by the assemblies of the gay, or the banquets of the rich. The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay : they whose aggregate constitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms ; and from them, collectively considered, must the measure of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...be estimated by the assemblies of the gay, or the banquets of the rich. The great mass pf nations is neither rich nor gay : they whose aggregate constitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms ; and from them, collectively considered, must the measure of... | |
| John Lambert - Boston (Mass.) - 1814 - 556 pages
...himself master of the real character and disposition of a people, it is not sufficient that he associates only with the grandees of a nation ; he must mix with...constitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms ; and from them, collectively considered, must the measure of... | |
| John Lambert - Canada - 1816 - 552 pages
...himself master of the real character and disposition of a people, it is not sufficient that he associates only with the grandees of a nation ; he must mix with...says Dr. Johnson, " are neither rich nor gay. They wbose aggregate •onstitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and... | |
| Samuel Johnson (écrivain.) - 1816 - 218 pages
...be estimated by the assemblies of the gay, or the banquets of the rich. The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay: they whose aggregate constitutes the people, are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms; and from them, collectively considered, must the measure of general... | |
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