The Whistler at the Plough: Containing Travels, Statistics, and Descriptions of Scenery and Agricultural Customs in Most Parts of England: with Letters from Ireland: Also "Free Trade and the League;" a Biography History, Volume 2J. Ainsworth; London, W. French, 1853 - Free trade |
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... ment of foreign travel , it was quite natural that the young man should feel the confinement and dull routine of a London counting - house extremely irksome ; and his letters at this period contain many complaints of the kind . His ...
... ment of foreign travel , it was quite natural that the young man should feel the confinement and dull routine of a London counting - house extremely irksome ; and his letters at this period contain many complaints of the kind . His ...
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... ment of East Retford ; in the minority of twenty - seven , on the 27th of April , for Mr Hume's amendment of the corn laws ; and in the majority of the 12th of May , on Sir Francis Burdett's motion in favour of the Roman Catholic claims ...
... ment of East Retford ; in the minority of twenty - seven , on the 27th of April , for Mr Hume's amendment of the corn laws ; and in the majority of the 12th of May , on Sir Francis Burdett's motion in favour of the Roman Catholic claims ...
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... ment of their own commerce , and the suffering of their own people . If by some magic wand the nations of the Continent could suddenly surround their dominions with the wall of brass fabled by Bishop Berkeley - if they could effectually ...
... ment of their own commerce , and the suffering of their own people . If by some magic wand the nations of the Continent could suddenly surround their dominions with the wall of brass fabled by Bishop Berkeley - if they could effectually ...
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... ment shewing that the decrease in the export of wines from Bordeaux and other places has been from 10,000 to 30,000 hogsheads . They must follow our example . It is no more in the power of governments to uphold for long than it is for ...
... ment shewing that the decrease in the export of wines from Bordeaux and other places has been from 10,000 to 30,000 hogsheads . They must follow our example . It is no more in the power of governments to uphold for long than it is for ...
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... ment , while opposing the committee asked for , appeared to reprobate the system adopted by the Duke and the sentiments attributed to him ; and the debate had undoubtedly consider- able effect in swelling the current of popular feeling ...
... ment , while opposing the committee asked for , appeared to reprobate the system adopted by the Duke and the sentiments attributed to him ; and the debate had undoubtedly consider- able effect in swelling the current of popular feeling ...
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