 | Europe - 1785 - 522 pages
...piovifi3iis ; but the real " reafon to give the chief an opportunity of " felling at a better puce a large quantity " of opium, which he happened then to " have upon hand. Upon other occa" fions the order has been reverfed, " and a rich field of rice or other grain " has been ploughed... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1790 - 630 pages
...rice or fome other grain. The pretence was to prevent fcarcity of provifion ; but the real reafon was to give the chief an opportunity of felling at a better price a large quantity of opium which he had upon hand.—Upon other occafions the order has been reverfed, and a rich field of rice or other... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1790 - 754 pages
...rice or fome other grain. The pretence was to prevent afcarcJty of provifions, hut the real reafon, to give the chief an opportunity of felling, at a better price, a large quantity 'of opium which he had upon hand. Upon other occalions the order has been reveded, and a rich field of rice, or either... | |
 | Luís de Camões - Explorers - 1791 - 486 pages
...rice or fome other grain. The pretence was to " prevent a fcarcity of proviilons ; but the real reafon to " give the chief an opportunity of felling at a better price " a large quantity of opiums which he happened then to " have upon hand. Upon other occafions the order has " been reverfed,... | |
 | Luís de Camões - 1798 - 520 pages
...or fome other grain. The pre" tence was to prevent a fcarcity of provifions ; but the " real reafon to give the chief an opportunity of felling " at a...which he " happened then to have upon hand. Upon other occa" fions the order has been reverfed, and a rich field of " rice or other grain has been ploughed... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1836 - 538 pages
...prevent a scarcity of provisions; but the real reason, to give the chief an opportunity of selling at a better price a large quantity of opium, which he happened then to have upon hand. Upon other occasions the order has been reversed ; and a rich field of rice or other grain has been ploughed up,... | |
 | Goldwin Smith - British Commonwealth - 1863 - 342 pages
...prevent a scarcity of provisions ; but the real reason was to give the chief an opportunity of selling at a better price a large quantity of opium, which he happened then to have upon hand. Upon other occasions the order has been reversed, and a rich field of rice or other grain has been ploughed up,... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1875 - 808 pages
...prevent a scarcity of provisions ; but the real reason, to give the chief an opportunity of selling at a better price a large quantity of opium which he happened then to have upon hand. Upon other occasions the order has been reversed, and a rich field of rice or other grain has been ploughed up,... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1884 - 604 pages
...prevent a scarcity of provisions ; but the real reason, to give the chief an opportunity of selling at « better price a large quantity of opium which he happened then to have upon hand. Upon other occasions, the order has been reversed ; and a rich field of rice or other grain has been ploughed... | |
 | SIR GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS, BART. - 1901 - 448 pages
...prevent a scarcity of provisions; but the real reason, to give the chief an opportunity of selling at a better price a large quantity of opium, which he happened then to have upon hand. Upon other occasions the order has been reversed; and a rich field of rice or other grain has been plowed up,... | |
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Upon other occasions the order has been reversed ; and a rich field of rice or other grain has been ploughed up, in order to make room for a plantation of poppies ; when the chief foresaw that extraordinary profit was likely to be made by opium. 
