The Principle of the English Poor Laws: Illustrated and Defended, by an Historical View of Indigence in Civil Society ... to which are Added Observations on the State of the Indigent Poor in Ireland, and the Existing Institutions for Their Relief |
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also protested at a meeting which was called to discuss it at the time , and also with respect to the Workhouse System , or the probability of production from forced labour ,he still retains . The Essay was nearly out of print when two ...
also protested at a meeting which was called to discuss it at the time , and also with respect to the Workhouse System , or the probability of production from forced labour ,he still retains . The Essay was nearly out of print when two ...
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It should appear that the most indigent class in every society has always consisted of those , whose labour is exerted in the cultivation of the soil ; but in those times the cultivators of the soil were slaves .
It should appear that the most indigent class in every society has always consisted of those , whose labour is exerted in the cultivation of the soil ; but in those times the cultivators of the soil were slaves .
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The offspring followed the condition of their parents ; and , as they received only a bare subsistence , so long as their health rendered them capable of labour they were a valuable property , and transferable as such ; and although the ...
The offspring followed the condition of their parents ; and , as they received only a bare subsistence , so long as their health rendered them capable of labour they were a valuable property , and transferable as such ; and although the ...
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... depression of manufacturing wages , which , even in our most remote and agricultural districts , has a sensible influence on the price of country labour , and more particularly on the means and comforts of female householders .
... depression of manufacturing wages , which , even in our most remote and agricultural districts , has a sensible influence on the price of country labour , and more particularly on the means and comforts of female householders .
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On these small portions the proprietors and their families work and subsist ; and in consequence of this right of depasturing , the necessity of continued and regular labour is in some degree superseded .
On these small portions the proprietors and their families work and subsist ; and in consequence of this right of depasturing , the necessity of continued and regular labour is in some degree superseded .
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| Title | The Principle of the English Poor Laws: Illustrated and Defended, by an Historical View of Indigence in Civil Society ... to which are Added Observations on the State of the Indigent Poor in Ireland, and the Existing Institutions for Their Relief |
| Author | F. C. Page |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Longman, 1830 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 202 pages |
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