Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	line_n	page_n	read_v	2,076	5	9.0614	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54621	Political arithmetick, or, A discourse concerning the extent and value of lands, people, buildings ... as the same relates to every country in general, but more particularly to the territories of His Majesty of Great Britain, and his neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France / by Sir William Petty ...	Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.	1690 (1690)	Wing P1932; ESTC R17628	42,032	122

or_o position_n supposition_n express_v by_o number_n weight_n and_o measure_n upon_o which_o i_o bottom_n the_o ensue_a discourse_n be_v either_o true_a or_o not_o apparent_o false_a and_o which_o if_o they_o be_v not_o already_o true_a certain_a and_o evident_a yet_o may_v be_v make_v so_o by_o the_o sovereign_a power_n nam_fw-la id_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la certum_fw-la reddi_fw-la potest_fw-la and_o if_o they_o be_v false_a not_o so_o false_a as_o to_o destroy_v the_o argument_n they_o be_v bring_v for_o but_o at_o worst_a be_v sufficient_a as_o supposition_n to_o show_v the_o way_n to_o that_o knowledge_n i_o aim_v at_o and_o i_o have_v withal_o for_o the_o present_a confine_v myself_o to_o the_o ten_o principal_a conclusion_n hereafter_o particular_o handle_v which_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v material_a and_o worthy_a of_o a_o better_a discussion_n i_o hope_v all_o ingenious_a and_o candid_a person_n will_v rectify_v the_o error_n defect_n and_o imperfection_n which_o probable_o may_v be_v find_v in_o any_o of_o the_o position_n upon_o which_o these_o ratiocination_n be_v ground_v nor_o will_v it_o misbecome_v authority_n itself_o to_o clear_v the_o truth_n of_o those_o matter_n which_o private_a endeavour_n can_v reach_v to_o the_o principal_a conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n be_v chap._n i._n that_o a_o small_a country_n and_o few_o people_n may_v by_o their_o situation_n trade_n and_o policy_n be_v equivalent_a in_o wealth_n and_o strength_n to_o a_o far_o great_a people_n and_o territory_n and_o particular_o how_o conveniency_n for_o ship_n and_o water_n carriage_n do_v most_o eminent_o and_o fundamental_o conduce_v thereunto_o pag._n 1_o chap._n ii_o that_o some_o kind_n of_o tax_n and_o public_a levy_n may_v rather_o increase_v than_o diminish_v the_o commonwealth_n pag._n 35_o chap._n iii_o that_o france_n can_v by_o reason_n of_o natural_a and_o perpetual_a impediment_n be_v more_o powerful_a at_o sea_n than_o the_o english_a or_o hollander_n 51_o chap._n iv._o that_o the_o people_n and_o territory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v natural_o near_a as_o considerable_a for_o wealth_n and_o strength_n as_o those_o of_o france_n pag._n 64_o chap._n v._o that_o the_o impediment_n of_o england_n greatness_n be_v but_o contingent_a and_o removable_a pag._n 87_o chap._n vi_o that_o the_o power_n and_o wealth_n of_o england_n have_v increase_v above_o this_o forty_o year_n pag._n 96_o chap._n vii_o that_o one_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a expense_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n subject_n be_v sufficient_a to_o maintain_v one_o hundred_o thousand_o foot_n thirty_o thousand_o horse_n and_o forty_o thousand_o man_n at_o sea_n and_o to_o defray_v all_o other_o charge_n of_o the_o government_n both_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a if_o the_o same_o be_v regular_o tax_v and_o raise_v pag._n 101_o chap._n viii_o that_o there_o be_v spare_a hand_n enough_o among_o the_o king_n of_o england_n subject_n to_o earn_v two_o million_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la more_o than_o they_o now_o do_v and_o there_o be_v employment_n ready_a proper_a and_o sufficient_a for_o that_o purpose_n pag._n 104_o chap._n ix_o that_o there_o be_v money_n sufficient_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o nation_n pag._n 110_o chap._n x._o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n subject_n have_v stock_n competent_a and_o convenient_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o the_o whole_a commercial_n world_n pag._n 112_o errata_fw-la page_n 7._o line_n 25._o read_v the_o rent_n p._n 8._o l._n 21._o r._n a_o part_n p._n 20._o l._n 3._o r._n for_o cheap_a p._n 21._o l._n 14._o r._n cold_a moist_a p._n 26._o l._n 7._o r._n that_o church_n p._n 32._o l._n 7._o r._n yearly_a profit_n l._n 18._o r._n to_o be_v the_o value_n p._n 47._o l._n 4._o r._n fifty_o thousand_o l._n 28._o r._n sixteen_o thousand_o p._n 49._o l._n 13_o r._n the_o say_v half_o together_o p._n 52._o l._n 6._o r._n shall_v bring_v p._n 59_o l._n 24._o 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the_o difference_n of_o the_o soil_n some_o parcel_n of_o ground_n be_v natural_o so_o defensible_a as_o that_o a_o hundred_o man_n be_v possess_v thereof_o can_v resist_v the_o invasion_n of_o five_o hundred_o and_o bad_a land_n may_v be_v improve_v and_o make_v good_a bog_n may_v by_o drain_n be_v make_v meadow_n heath-land_n may_v as_o in_o flanders_n be_v make_v to_o bear_v flax_n and_o clover_n grass_n so_o as_o to_o advance_v in_o value_n from_o one_o to_o a_o hundred_o the_o same_o land_n be_v build_v upon_o may_v centuple_v the_o rent_n which_o it_o yield_v as_o pasture_n one_o man_n be_v more_o nimble_a or_o strong_a and_o more_o patient_a of_o labour_n than_o another_o one_o man_n by_o art_n may_v do_v as_o much_o work_n as_o many_o without_o it_o viz._n one_o man_n with_o a_o mill_n can_v grind_v as_o much_o corn_n as_o twenty_o can_v pound_v in_o a_o mortar_n one_o printer_n can_v make_v as_o many_o copy_n as_o a_o hundred_o man_n can_v write_v by_o hand_n one_o horse_n 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