 It is impossible to pass very quickly from one kind of work to another, that is carried on in a different place, and with quite different tools. A country weaver who cultivates a small farm must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the...  The Politician's Creed - Page 123by Robert John Thornton - 1799 - 2 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1789 - 526 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal (of time in pafiing from his loom to the field, and from the field to...much lefs. It is even in this cafe, however, very confiderable. A man commonly faunters a little in turning his hand from one fort of employment to another.... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1809 - 372 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to...loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the same workhouse, the loss of time is no doubt much less. It is, even in this case, however, very considerable.... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 582 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal of time in pafling from his loom to the field, and from the field to...much lefs. It is even in this cafe, however, very confiderable. A man commonly iaunters a little in turning his hand from one fort of employment to another.... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 520 pages
...different tools, A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal of time in paffing from his loom to the field, and from the field to...fame workhoufe, the lofs of time is no doubt much left. It is even in this cafe, however, very confiderable. A man commonly faunters a little in turning... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 530 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a fmall farm, muft lofe a good deal of time in pafling from his loom to the field, and from the field to...loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the feme workhoufe, the lofs of time is no doubt touch lefs. It is even in this cafe, however, very confiderable.... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm , must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to...loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the same workhouse, the loss of time is no doubt much less. It i< even in this case, however, very considerable.... | |
 | Samuel Read - Economics - 1829 - 440 pages
...different tools. A country weaver who cultivates a small farm must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field and from the field to his...loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the same workhouse the loss of time is no doubt much less. It is even in this case, however, very considerable.... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1830 - 420 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to...loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the same workshop, the loss of time is no doubt much less. It is even in this case, however, very considerable.... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - Business & Economics - 1835 - 334 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a great deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to...loom. When the two trades can be carried on in the same work-house, the loss of time is no doubt less. It is even in this case, however, very considerable.... | |
 | Joseph Salway Eisdell - Economics - 1839 - 636 pages
...different tools. A country weaver, who cultivates a small farm, must lose a good deal of time in passing from his loom to the field, and from the field to his loom. When the two occupations can be carried on in the same workshop, the loss of time is, no doubt, much less. In this... | |
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