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Art. 20.
12 Annuity
Altough none of the Stockholders had submitted
a reduction, might, in some way or other, at some
time or other, might and perhaps would have
taken place. But in what time? At ten years
+That is to say,
having time and
persons favourable: Parlia-
-ments and their -
- Ministers, and
their Successors, to have
been consistent for perhaps
ten years.
end or so, perhaps: [at least little better was then
expected] Five in millions a year perhaps:
and it for round numbers, 8 millions.
From the statement above given what has been observed above it is evident
that taking that same length of time one and the same sum of 6 millions would
have done all the business: No accumulation would
have been necessary: no such thing would then have
at least been reckoned upon: it is only of late years
that people have have allowed themselves to see learnt to that
property does accumulate. Ten vibrations of this
many would have sufffered: but less at the Par-
-liamentary rate of going progress less than a year can
scarce be allowed for the of each vibration.a
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Note
(a)the plainness of this measure could not have looked did not look to
any considerably quicker rate; for in that case had the rate been quicker
in any considerable degree, nothing would have
been gained by then would have been and of
purchasing the pains taken for to purch obtain -
-, and would have been thrown away, and so would the money given for purchasing it, would
have been thrown away.
Now
3. Certainty
