 | Adam Smith - 1789 - 526 str.
...than water : but it will purchafe fcarce any thing; fcarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has fcarce any value in...other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it. IN order to inveftigate the principles which regulate the exchangeable value of commodities, I fhall... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1809 - 372 str.
...any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary,- has scarce any value in use ; but a very great quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it. In order to investigate the principles which regulate the exchangeable value of commodities, I shall... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1812 - 520 str.
...than water : but it will purchafe fcarce any thing ; fcarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has fcarce any value in...other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it. In order to inveftigate the principles which regulate the exchangeable value of commo-i dities, I fhall... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1812 - 582 str.
...than water : but it will purchafe fcarce any thing ; fcarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has fcarce any value in...other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it. In order to inveftigate the principles which regulate the exchangeable value of commo-* dities, I fhall... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1812
...purchafe fcarce any thing ; fcarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the con. trary, has fcarce any value in ufe ; but a very great quantity...other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it. In order to inveftigate the principles which regulate the exchangeable value of commo-* dities, I mall... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 674 str.
...scarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use, but a very great quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."* Adam Smith further inquires, what is the real measure of this exchangeable value, or wherein consists... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand) - 1821 - 510 str.
...any thing can be had in exchange for it. A " diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value " in use, but a very great quantity of other goods " may frequently be had in exchange for it." Nature works for us gratuitously; and when she supplies us with articles in such abundance, that no... | |
 | Samuel Read - 1829 - 440 str.
...any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use ; but a very great quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."* Thus, then, we perceive, that the words wealth, property, value, have all a more general and a limited... | |
 | Charles Putt - 1830 - 496 str.
...scarce any thing can be had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use, but a very great, quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."—Wealth of Nations, bic 4. of life are higher in proportion, the profits, which are the exchangeable... | |
 | 1830 - 540 str.
...any thing can he had in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use; hut a very great quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange for it."» This seems obvious enough. Mr. R. however, is not satisfied. Hear himself: "To talk about the value... | |
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Nothing is more useful than water: but it will purchase scarce anything; scarce anything can be had in exchange for it. ' A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use; but a very great quantity of other goods may frequently be had in exchange... 
