Note 25 — A REPLY TO THE ESSAY ON POPULATION BY THE REV. T. R. MALTHUS In a Series of Letters. To which are added, Extracts from the Essay, with Notes (continued 4)
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Mr. M. always translates the word misere or want misery, and has adopted it as the burthen of his song. He has made a very significant use of this equivoque in many parts of his work.