 | Abiel Holmes - 1805 - Страниц: 504
...work •was." Excepting the Dutchmen and Poles, and about a dozen others, "all the rest were poore gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines, and such like, ten times more fit to spoyle a commonwealth, than either to begin one or but help to maintain one." Ibid. 94. a CharlcYOix,... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1829 - Страниц: 554
...The materials were .by no means of a promising or desirable description. Smith describes them as " poor gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines,...more fit to spoil a commonwealth than either to begin or maintain one." As they went out usually with extravagant hopes of sudden * Smith, ap. Pinkerton,... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - Страниц: 614
...were poore gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines, and such like, ten time* more fit to spoyle a commonwealth, than either to begin one or but help to maintain one." New attempt to Kttle Gui1609. from the days of the Cabots to the present. At Manhattan v^v-^i Hudson... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - Страниц: 616
...dayes work wae." Excepting the Dutchmen and Poles, and about a dozen others, " all the rest were poore gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines, and such like, ten times more fit to spoyle a commonwealth, than either to begin one or but help to maintain one." 136 1C09. Enters Manhattan... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - Страниц: 454
...Smith's departure for England, observes, after enumerating a few useful mechanics, " All the rest were poor gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines,...times more fit to spoil a commonwealth, than either begin one, or but help to maintain one." — Smith's Virginia, (Richmond Edition,) Vol. I. p. 241.... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - Страниц: 436
...Smith's departure for England, observes, after enumerating a few useful mechanics, " All the rest were poor gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines,...times more fit to spoil a commonwealth, than either begin one, or but help to maintain one." — Smith's Virginia, (Richmond Edition,) Vol. I. p. 241.... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - Страниц: 394
...Smith's departure for England, observes, after enumerating a few useful mechanics, " All the rest were poor gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines,...times more fit to spoil a commonwealth, than either begin one, or but help to maintain one." — Smith's Virginia, (Richmond Edition,) Vol. I. p. 241.... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - Страниц: 934
...of 'poor gentlemen, tradesmen, serving men, libertines and such like,' is represented to have been ten times more fit to spoil a commonwealth than either to begin or maintain one. They were lazy, avaricious, and disappointed. The Indians too became suspicious and... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - Страниц: 852
...promising description. Smith describes them as " poor gentlemen, DISSOLUTION OF THE LONDON COMPANY. 349 tradesmen, servingmen, libertines, and such like ;...more fit to spoil a commonwealth than either to begin or maintain one." As they went out from England usually with extravagant hopes of sudden and brilliant... | |
 | James Stuart Murray Anderson - 1845 - Страниц: 522
...materially to aggravate the difficulties of the Colony, heing, it is said, for the most part, ' poore gentlemen, tradesmen, serving-men, libertines, and such like, ten times more fit to spoyle a commonwealth, than either begin one, or but helpe to maiutaine one 88.' It is difficult to... | |
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For all the rest were poor gentlemen, tradesmen, serving men, libertines, and such like, ten times more fit to spoil a commonwealth, than either begin one, or but help to maintain one. 
