Inquiry Concerning the Population of Nations Containing a Refutation of Mr. Matthuss Essay on Population

absurd according amount ancient Annual Register Athenians Athens Britain British Cæsar calculated capital Catholics cause census China Chinese church Cicero citizens colonies common consequence considered corn corn laws crease cultivated death declined depopulation despotism Dion Dion Cassius effect emigration England English equal Europe evil export families favour Florus foreign foundling hospitals grain Herodotus Hindoos honour houses Hume hundred Ibid increase India inhabitants Ireland Irish Jews Julius Cæsar Julius Pollux king labour land liberty live London Lord Malthus mankind manufactures marriages marry means of subsistence ment millions ministers misery monarchy moral nations nature oppressed parliament perished Pinkerton Pinkerton's Travels Plutarch political polygamy poor popu population present produce provinces pulation reign respecting Roman Rome Russia says Sicily sinecurists slavery slaves society speaks Strabo suppose thousand Thucydides tion tithes towns trade tyranny women