 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1799 - 788 pages
...rife or fall, more or lefs. An inquifition into every man's private circumftances, and an inquifition which, in order to accommodate the tax to them, watched...over all the fluctuations of his fortune, would be a fource of fuch continual and end lefs vexation as no people could fupport." England, however, feems... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1809 - 514 pages
...ascertained with tolerable exactness. It is liable, besides, to almost continual variations. A year seldom passes away, frequently not a month, sometimes scarce a single day, in which it does not rise or^fall more or less. An inquisition into every man'g private circumstances, and an inquisition which,... | |
 | Robert Walsh - France - 1810 - 266 pages
...inquiries -•) * Dr. Smilh is of opinion, " that an inquisition into " every man's private affairs, and an inquisition which, " in order to accommodate...fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of " such continual and endless vexation as no people could " support." W. of Nat.b. 5. c. 2. p. 111. The French... | |
 | Robert Walsh - France - 1810 - 270 pages
...owa inquiries * Dr. Smith is of opinion, " that an inquisition into " every man's private affairs, and an inquisition which, " in order to accommodate...fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of " such continual and endless vexation as no 'people could " support." W. of Nat.b. 5. c. 2. p. 111. The French,... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 520 pages
...ascertained with tolerable exactness. It is liable, besides, to almost continual variations. A year seldom passes away, frequently not a month, sometimes scarce...fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of such continual and endless vexation as no people could support. Secondly, land is a subject which cannot... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 542 pages
...rife or fall more or lefs. An inquifition into every man's private circumftances, and an inquifition which, in order to accommodate the tax to them, watched...over all the fluctuations of his fortune, would be a fource of fuch continual and endlefs vexation as no people could fupport. Secondly, land is a fubject... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1814 - 448 pages
...better described than on the authority of the Author of the Wealth of Nations, who observes, that " an inquisition into every man's private circumstances,...order to accommodate the Tax to them, watched over all die fluctuations of h.« fortune, would be a eoitrce of such continu.-^/ind endless vexation as no... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1822 - 540 pages
...almost continual variations. A year seldom passes away, frequently not a month, sometimes scarce u single day, in which it does not rise or fall more...fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of such continual and endless vexation as no people could support. Secondly, land is a subject which cannot... | |
 | Samuel Read - Economics - 1829 - 440 pages
...ascertained with tolerable exactness. It is liable, besides, to almost continual variations. A year seldom passes away, frequently not a month, sometimes scarce...fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of such continual and endless vexation as no people could support. " Secondly, land is a subject which cannot... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1838 - 476 pages
...ascertained with tolerable exactness. It is liable, besides, to almost continual variations. A year selcluir. passes away, frequently not a month, sometimes scarce...inquisition into every man's private circumstances, and •n inquisition which, in order to accommodate the tax to them, Matched over all the fluctuations... | |
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An inquisition into every man's private circumstances, and an inquisition which in order to accommodate the tax to them, watched over all the fluctuations of his fortune, would be a source of such continual and endless vexation as no people could support. 
