 | 1838 - 518 pages
...feudalism never reached ; — France or England, for instance, with Denmark, Sweden, or Hungary. As for the state of society during the actual prevalence...of being both a system of stability and a system of profession. It did not fall to pieces, neither did it stand still. Notwithstanding all its rudeness,... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 646 pages
...feudalism never reached; — France or England, for instance, with Denmark, Sweden, or Hungary. As iur the state of society during the actual prevalence...combined the two essential qualities of being both as\stem of stability and as\stem of progression. It did not fall to pieces, neither did it stand still.... | |
 | 1844 - 530 pages
...which is impossible—extract from it all that is really commendable; for whilst we still assert that the state of society, during the actual prevalence of the feudal system, was, without doubt, very barbarous, it must be admitted that it had its uses, and, in the purpose of... | |
 | Political dictionary - 1846 - 976 pages
...things would in all likelihood have arisen, a better or a worse than that which did result ? As for the state of society during the actual prevalence...Notwithstanding all its rudeness, it was, what every right system of polity is, at once conservative and productive. And perhaps it is to be most fairly appreciated... | |
 | Political science - 1846 - 982 pages
...likelihood have arisen, a better or a worse than that which did result ? As for the state of society daring the actual prevalence of the feudal system, it was...Notwithstanding all its rudeness, it was, what every right system of polity is, at once conservative and productive. And perhaps it is to be most fairly appreciated... | |
 | Economics - 1853 - 502 pages
...than that which did result ? As for the state of society during the actual prevalence of the fendal system, it was without doubt in many respects exceedingly...Notwithstanding all its rudeness, it was, what every right system of polity is, at once conservative and productive. And perhaps it is to be most fairly appreciated... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1867 - 522 pages
...feudalism never reached, — France or England, for instance, with Denmark, Sweden, or Hungary. As for the state of society during the actual prevalence...Notwithstanding all its rudeness, it was, what every right system of polity is, at once conservative aud productive. And perhaps it is to be most fairly appreciated... | |
 | Charles Knight - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1867 - 526 pages
...feudalism never reached, — France or England, for instance, with Denmark, Sweden, or Hungary. As for the state of society during the actual prevalence...Notwithstanding all its rudeness, it was, what every right system of polity is, at once conservative and productive. And perhaps it is to be most fairly appreciated... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - Economics - 1883 - 1076 pages
...things would in all likelihood have arisen, a better or a worse than that which did result? — As for the state of society during the actual prevalence...Notwithstanding all its rudeness, it was. what every right system of polity is, at once conservative and productive. And perhaps it is to be most fairly appreciated... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - Economics - 1883 - 1076 pages
...things would in all likelihood have arisen, a better or a worse than that which did result? — As for the state of society during the actual prevalence...Notwithstanding all its rudeness, it was, what every right system of polity is, at once conservative and productive. And perhaps it is to be most fairly appreciated... | |
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As for the state of society during the actual prevalence of the feudal system, it was without doubt in many respects exceedingly defective and barbarous. But the system, with all its imperfections, still combined the two essential qualities of being both... 