 | Jedidiah Morse - United States - 1792 - 522 pages
...uniformity, that it is difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An averfion to labour is too predominant, Owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want •f neceffity to excit« mduftry. An open and friendly hofpitality, particu6 * ' larly brly to ftrangers,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1795 - 558 pages
...uniformity, that ft is difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An averfion \o labour is too predominant, owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want of neceffity to excite inthiftry. An open and friendly hofpitalhy, particularly to ftrangers( is an ornamental... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Geography - 1802 - 452 pages
...dilTicult to {race any governing principle among them. An aversion to labour is too predominant, owing ia part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want of ncccOitjr to étoile induílry. An open and friendly hofpitality, particularly to Orangers, is an ornamental... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1804 - 374 pages
...difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An aversion to labour is too piedo- ' minant, owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate,...partly to the want of necessity to excite industry ; but almost all th1: inhabitants are celebrated for their kind and friendly hospitality to strangers.... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1804 - 302 pages
...difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An aversion to labour is too predo* minant, owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want of necessity to ex« cite industry ; but almost all the inhabitants are celebrated for tbeir kind and friendly hospitality... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 764 pages
...uniformity, that it is difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An averfion to labour feems predominant, owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want of neceffity to excite induftry. An open and friendly hofprtaiity, however, particularly to ftrangers,... | |
 | Daniel Blowe - Canada - 1820 - 788 pages
...uniformity, that it is difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An aversioo to Labour is too predominant, owing in part to the relaxing...ornamental characteristic of a great part of this people. Commerce, manufactures, agriculture, — Cotton and rice are the staple commodities of the state, and... | |
 | Ellis Merton Coulter - Education - 1928 - 420 pages
...already an aversion to labor, but the slaves were treated well — at least visitors thought so — and an "open and friendly hospitality, particularly to...ornamental characteristic of a great part of this people." " Finley arrived in June, 1817, and was immediately set to work presiding at a trustee meeting which... | |
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... and kingdoms from whence they came. There is so little uniformity, that it is difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An aversion to labour is too predominant, owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want... 