| Edmond Halley - 1708 - 460 pages
...of Rivers, is one of the chief Reafons why they have no Towns ; for every one being more follicitous for a private Intereft and Conveniency, than for a...return, The Tides in thefe Rivers regularly ebb and flow about two Foot perpendicular at James Town ; there is there, as they call it, a Tide and. half... | |
| Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1716 - 748 pages
...of River st is one of the Chief Reafons why they have no Towns : For every one being more Solicitous for a Private Intereft and Conveniency, than for a Publick, they will either be for making 40 Towns at once, that is 2 in every Countyj or none at all, which is the Country's Ruine. TheTWfĂ... | |
| Edmond Halley - 1727 - 470 pages
...of Rivers, is one of the chief Reafons why they have no Towns : for every one being more follicitous for a private Intereft and Conveniency, than for a...either be for making forty Towns at once, that is, two in every U 4 Country, Country, or none at all, which is the Country's Ruin. But to return, the Tides... | |
| Peter Force - 1844 - 582 pages
...chief Reasons why they have no Towns : for every one being more sollicitous for a private Interest and Conveniency, than for a publick, they will either be for making forty Towns at once, that is, two in every Country, or none at all, which is the Country's Ruin. But to return, the Tides in these Rivers... | |
| Stephen Adams - 2001 - 326 pages
...the chief Reasons why they have no Towns; for every one being more sollicitous for a private Interest and Conveniency, than for a publick, they will either be for making Forty Towns at once, that is, two in every County, or none at all, which is the Countries Ruine" (Berkeley and Berekeley, Reverend 53).... | |
| Christopher E. Hendricks - 2006 - 222 pages
...the chief Reasons why they have no Towns: for every one being more sollicitous for a private Interest and Conveniency, than for a publick, they will either be for making forty Towns at once, that is two in every Country, or none at all, which is the Country's Ruin."4 In 1724 Anglican rector and William... | |
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