Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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A40849
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The golden fleece, or, Old England restored to its old honest vocation by J.F., a well-wisher to industry.
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J. F., 17th cent.
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1679
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Wing F37; ESTC R29798
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the_o golden_a fleece_n or_o old_a england_n restore_v to_o its_o old_a honest_a vocation_n by_o j._n f._n a_o wellwisher_n to_o industry_n nil_fw-la tam_fw-la difficile_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la solertia_fw-la uincat_fw-la license_v april_n 2._o 1679._o london_n print_v for_o langley_n curtis_n on_o ludgate-hill_n 1679._o the_o golden_a fleece_n or_o old_a england_n restore_v to_o its_o old_a honest_a vocation_n if_o debauchery_n and_o sloth_n be_v the_o common_a highway_n to_o beggary_n than_o it_o follow_v that_o virtue_n and_o industry_n be_v the_o true_a road_n to_o wealth_n and_o plenty_n for_o as_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n the_o diligent_a hand_n make_v rich_a so_o divine_a justice_n be_v vindicate_v in_o bring_v the_o sluggard_n to_o extreme_a want_n as_o it_o be_v with_o particular_a person_n and_o family_n poverty_n bring_v they_o to_o contempt_n think_v it_o not_o strange_a if_o a_o kingdom_n no_o long_o retain_v its_o reputation_n when_o once_o it_o be_v fall_v into_o decay_n and_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v the_o case_n of_o england_n it_o become_v all_o good_a subject_n to_o find_v out_o expedient_n to_o prevent_v further_a ruin_n and_o to_o recover_v if_o possible_a our_o former_a greatness_n and_o honour_n in_o order_n to_o this_o i_o short_o propose_v i._n that_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n may_v pass_v for_o erect_v work-house_n in_o every_o county_n more_o or_o less_o answer_v the_o capaciousness_n and_o commodiousness_n of_o each_o county_n for_o manufacture_n ii_o that_o these_o work-house_n shall_v be_v erect_v by_o a_o equal_a pound-rate_n set_v on_o the_o land_n tithe_n and_o hereditament_n in_o each_o county_n iii_o where_o many_o parish_n join_v in_o set_v up_o a_o workhouse_n twelve_o penny_n per_fw-la pound_n may_v perfect_v building_n and_o provide_v loom_n working-tool_n etc._n etc._n where_o few_o parish_n associate_v two_o shilling_n per_fw-la pound_n will_v be_v expend_v and_o perhaps_o to_o more_o advantage_n 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