A letter to a member of parliament, containing a proposal for bringing in a bill to revised ... certain obsolete statutes, commonly called the Ten commandments [by J. Hildrop].For R. Minors, 1738 - 38 pages |
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Page 8 - In it thou fhalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy fon, and thy daughter, thy man-fervant, and thy maid-fervant, thy cattle, and the ftranger that is within thy gates. For in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is...
Page 42 - Manufacture, ruift many Families, and increafe the Number of our Poor, fo as to be an infupportable Burden to the Landed Intereft of this Nation. But this ought by no means to be extended to People of Figure and Fortune, whofe exuberancy of Blood and Riches may require fuch Expedients to reduce them to a fober degree of Mediocrity and Coolnefs ; much lefs can it be...