The power of population is so superior to the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors... Essays, Moral and Political - Seite 83von Robert Southey - 1832Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1803 - 572 Seiten
...produce subsistence for man, that, unless arrested by the preventive check, premature death must m some shape or other visit the human race. The vices...dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemicks, pestilence, and plague, advance in terrifick... | |
| 1804 - 994 Seiten
...subsistence for man, that, unless arrested by the preventive check, premature dcith muât ¡а some simpe or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind...the precursors in the great army of destruction, and ofieu imish the dreadful work themselves. Uut should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly... | |
| Thomas Robert Malthus - 1809 - 566 Seiten
...the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man, that unless arrested by the preventive check, premature death must in some shape or other visit...dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extirmination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague, advance in terrific array,... | |
| Thomas Robert Malthus - 1809 - 570 Seiten
...the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man, that unless arrested by the preventive check, premature death must in some shape or other visit...dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extirmination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague, advance in terrific array,... | |
| 1812 - 438 Seiten
...the power in the earth U> produce subsistence for man, that unless arrested by the preventive check, premature death must in some shape or other visit...ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors ir. the great irray of destruction, and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they... | |
| 1813 - 550 Seiten
...doctrine, which rendered it necessary to recur to Mr. Malthus on this occasion ; for if the doctrines were true, it would be hopeless to seek for any alleviation...often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should tlirv fail in their war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence and plagues, advance... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1813 - 540 Seiten
...true, it would be hopeless to seek for any alleviation of existing misery : — the certain and speed v consequence of his remedy will soon be pointed out....their war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence and plagues, advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and ten thousands.... | |
| 1813 - 566 Seiten
...the certain and speedy consequence of his remedy will soon be pointed out. We are overstocked witJi people, he says, and not only are so at present, but...their war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence and plagues, advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and ten thousands.... | |
| 1813 - 552 Seiten
...doctrine, which rendered it necessary to recur to Mr. Malthus on this occasion; for if the doctrines were true, it would be hopeless to seek for any alleviation...or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind arc active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors in the great army of destruction,... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1813 - 544 Seiten
...consequence of his remedy will soon be pointed out. We are overstocked wiih people, he flays, and not onlv are so at present," but always have been, and always...their war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence and plagues, advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and ten thousands.... | |
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