A Treatise on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages and the Condition of the Labouring Classes |
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able advance advantage allowed amount become better capital carried cause CHAPTER circumstances combination comfort common comparatively condition conduct consequence considerable continue contribute corn demand depend determined diminished doubt earnings effect employed employment engaged England enter equal exertion extent facility fail fall families feeling former frequently friendly given greater habits hand higher idle ignorance important improved increase individuals industry influence injurious interest Ireland labouring classes land latter less live London lower masters materially means measure natural necessary never object obtain occasion opinion paid parties perhaps period poor population portion potatoes poverty practice prevent principle productive proper proportion quantity raise rate of wages reason reduced refer respect result rise savings situation society sort subsistence sufficient supply supposed things tion trade workmen