 | Books - 1780 - 592 pages
...of late we have begun to make filk ; and fo many mulberry-trees are planted, that, if we had jkilful men from Naples or Sicily to teach us the art of making it, in lefs than half an age we mould make as much filk, in a year, as England did yearly expend threefcore... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS. - 1780 - 586 pages
...Ja;e we have begun to make filk ; and fo many mulberry-trees are planted, that, if we h;id flcilfiil men from Naples or Sicily to teach us the art of making it, in Ids than half an age we mould make as much fi!k, in a year, as England did yearly expend threefcore... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1810 - 874 pages
...many mulberry trees are planted, and planting, that if we had skilfull men, from Naples or Sicilly, to teach us the art of making it perfectly, in less...England did yearly expend three score years since ; but no» •we hear it is grown to a greater excess, and more common and vulgar usage. Now, for shipping,... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 614 pages
...Of late we have begun to make silk ; and so many mulberry trees are planted, that, if we had skilful men from Naples or Sicily to teach us the art of making it, in less than half an age we should make as much silk, in a year, as England did yearly expend threescore... | |
 | Edmund Ruffin - Agriculture - 1839 - 830 pages
...us the. art o! making it perfectly, in less than half »n age, we should make as much silk ¡n ¡in year as England did yearly expend three, score years...greater excess, and more common and vulgar usage. Now, Ibr shipping, we have admirable masts and very good oaks ; but for iron ore, I dare not say there is... | |
 | John Leander Bishop - Industries - 1861 - 668 pages
..."of late we have begun to make silk and so many mulberry trees are planted, that if we had skilful men from Naples or Sicily to teach us the art of making it, in less than half an age, we should make as much silk in a year as England did yearly expend three-score... | |
 | John Leander Bishop, Edwin Troxell Freedley, Edward Young - Industries - 1864 - 758 pages
..."of late we have begun to make silk and so many mulberry trees are planted, that if we had skilful men from Naples or Sicily to teach us the art of making it, in less than half an age, we should make as much silk in a year as England did yearly expend three-score... | |
 | John Leander Bishop, Edwin Troxell Freedley, Edward Young - Industries - 1866 - 649 pages
..."of late we have begun to make silk and so many mulberry trees are planted, that if we had skilful men from Naples or Sicily to teach us the art of making it, in less than half an age, we should make as much silk in a year as England did yearly expend three-score... | |
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... of late we have begun to make silk, and so many mulberry trees are planted and planting that if we had skillful men from Naples or Sicily to teach us the art of making it perfectly, in less than half an age we should make as much silk in a year as... 
