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An Abridgment of the Six Weeks, and Six Months Tour's of Arthur Young, Esq; through the Southern, and Northern Counties of England and Part of Wales. Containing, all the most important articles of information relating to agriculture, now in practice in the most cultivated counties, with some account of the successful culture of lucerne, cabbages, &c. &c. Intended for the use of the common farmers of Ireland.
Author
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.
Date Added
11 January 2014
Format
Book
Language
English
Publish Date
1771
Publisher
Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, in Dame-Street, Printer to the Society.
Source
McGarrity Books.
Topic
Agriculture > England. Agriculture > Wales. England, Northern > Description and travel. Wales > Description and travel.
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AN ABRIDGMENT or Tug
have To extraordinary a genius, placed in 3‘
fphere that lhall refcue him from the fubter.
raneous mine into d=1)”l,'8l": 85 an example
of induliry and tngcI1,U"Y: 19 the languid
and me ignorant, tn. the cultivation ol';tlic
moji valuable of all rmm':,. the furface of the
e:irth. Theft: are all 9bJ95fS lo wortliy of
men, that I conceive it will require ram,
judgment in the reader, which he fhall mug
admire: and I hope I llmll.fi21.l'ld acquitted
for taking up lb much of his time, ivlicnl
inform him, that my. motives for gtvingthis
hiliory :1 place in thisgabridgment, ‘was, lo;
the following reafons, viz. '1 hat I with every
gentleman in this kingdom, and more (if.
ricularly tliofe who are concerned in large
works, or who have great. trri6ts of unculti-
vated lands, to ‘have in view. MVv,Ddl!!I)"$
objeas--execution--improvement-‘ret'or.
mation amongft the xjulgar-and population.
My fecond motive was, to exhibit to
the view of the little farmer, and languid‘,
labourer of Ireland, what nidujlry.‘ jcbrin],
'and ingenuity is produ61t,Vc of. He feesiri
the perfon of faint: Crafty, a poor illiterate
Collier, fpoken of by n,gL‘nElCm3n‘0f genius
kind learning, with admiration and praifc...
He fees his mailer relealinghim from the
mine, and he fees that mailer giving him
land.--He fees his name handed down to
policrity with approbation and wonder, in
the lift of Gentlemen, Baronets, Lords,
Marquilles and Dukes, and perhaps amongli
them deferves not the lali: place : aiid'lic fees
the public molt perfualively addrclTed,. to
alibrd him their proteelion and. fupport, ‘be-
caufe it hath plealed Gov, not to give lfllnl
a or-
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