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In the same way the population of Rome would certainly be doubled, tripled, quadrupled, for as the new centre of national life the city would necessarily attract all the vis viva of the provinces.
The dimensions of the fabric were doubled in the case of coarse silk, and quadrupled in the case of cloth woven from hemp or from the fibre of the inner bark of the paper-mulberry. A commuted tax was levied on houses also, namely, a twelve-foot length of the above cloth per house. No currency existed in that age. All payments were made in kind.
It is good and necessary to protest against War; but at the same time, reason and experience teach that we must, with equal zeal, protest against other great evils, the accumulation of which makes for war and not for peace. War in another sense moral and spiritual war must be doubled, trebled, quadrupled, in the future, in order that material war may come to an end.
But for passengers, speed is all in all. The facility and shortness of transit creates travellers at a ratio of which we probably have as yet no very accurate idea. Wherever the system has had a fair trial, the number of passengers has been quadrupled in some cases quintupled, and even more; and every month is adding to their numbers.
Population more than doubled, annual production per capita quadrupled, the diversification of industry became more pronounced and the transportation system developed to a degree that afforded the utmost fluidity of movement of all articles of trade.
At the beginning of 1835 they numbered 4197; and in 1836 there were 4560 members," almost quadrupled in two years! The societies connected with the Moravian church, have more than doubled, both in members and funds, since emancipation. The funds now amount to $10,000 per year. The Wesleyans have four Friendly societies.
During the last thirty-five years I have had opportunity of observing the great difference in the quantity of cattle brought to one of our largest beast-markets in the south of England; and it is well known that this has increased in a ratio of more than double; and I am informed by a worthy and truly honourable prelate, who has observed the same for twenty-five years previously, that it has nearly quadrupled.
What is the good of a thing being cheap when one has fifteen thousand a year? Madam Liberality poked the fire extravagantly, and sat down to think. The curtains naturally led her to household questions, and those to that invaluable person, Jemima. That Jemima's wages should be doubled, trebled, quadrupled, was a thing of course.
"No matter about its weight!" cried the Frenchman impetuously; "we should have laughed at its weight! We could have tripled the charge of the Columbiad; we could have quadrupled it! aye, quintupled it, if necessary!" he added in tones evidently increasing in loudness and violence. "Yes, friend Michael," observed Barbican; "but there is a slight and unfortunately a fatal defect in your project.
"Hey?" cried the doctor, and he raised his hand and looked the captain in the eyes. "I don't remember exactly," faltered Wicks. And at this remarkable falsehood, the suspicions of the doctor were at once quadrupled. "By the way, which of you is called Wicks?" he asked easily. "What's that?" snapped the captain, falling white as paper.
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