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... considered unrivalled ; but this is a quality which would seem to place them in the train of other nations , rather than as taking the lead in discovery and civilization . The first introduction of Indian luxuries to the knowledge of ...
... considered unrivalled ; but this is a quality which would seem to place them in the train of other nations , rather than as taking the lead in discovery and civilization . The first introduction of Indian luxuries to the knowledge of ...
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... considered the labor of queens . They soon discovered that it was impracticable to transplant the short - lived insect , but that in the eggs a numerous progeny might be preserved , and multiplied in a distant climate . " * They ...
... considered the labor of queens . They soon discovered that it was impracticable to transplant the short - lived insect , but that in the eggs a numerous progeny might be preserved , and multiplied in a distant climate . " * They ...
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... considered worthy of being made a regal gift . It appears that in the year 790 the emperor Charlemagne sent two silken vests to Offa king of Mercia . It was fortunate for the European admirers of silken gar- ments that they were thus ...
... considered worthy of being made a regal gift . It appears that in the year 790 the emperor Charlemagne sent two silken vests to Offa king of Mercia . It was fortunate for the European admirers of silken gar- ments that they were thus ...
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... considered advisable to aug- ment the revenue derived from the silk trade in Modena , or otherwise this branch of industry was found to be on the de- cline . At that time the magistrates passed a law , obliging every proprietor of an ...
... considered advisable to aug- ment the revenue derived from the silk trade in Modena , or otherwise this branch of industry was found to be on the de- cline . At that time the magistrates passed a law , obliging every proprietor of an ...
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... considered it politic to establish these nurseries , with the idea that in the then unsettled state of Europe , emigrants from the silk countries might be al- lured to a place where provision was already made for ena- bling them to ...
... considered it politic to establish these nurseries , with the idea that in the then unsettled state of Europe , emigrants from the silk countries might be al- lured to a place where provision was already made for ena- bling them to ...
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Page 195 - The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition, when suffered to exert itself with freedom and security, is so powerful a principle, that it is alone, and without any assistance, not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity, but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations...
Page 217 - This brought on a conversation on the subject, in which the Manchester gentlemen unanimously agreed that the thing was impracticable; and, in defence of their opinion, they adduced arguments which. I certainly was incompetent to answer, or even to comprehend, being totally ignorant of the subject, having never at that time seen a person weave.
Page 216 - One of the company observed that as soon as Arkwright's patent expired, so many mills would be erected, and so much cotton spun, that hands would never be found to weave it.
Page 217 - I then had of the business, there could only be three movements, which were to follow each other in succession, there would be little difficulty in producing and repeating them. Full of these ideas, I immediately employed a carpenter and smith to carry them into effect. As soon as the machine was finished, I got a weaver to put in the warp, which was of such materials as sailcloth is usually made of.
Page 23 - Amidst their pious occupations, they viewed with a curious eye the common dress of the Chinese, the manufactures of silk, and the myriads of silk-worms, whose education (either on trees or in houses) had once been considered as the labour of queens.
Page 217 - Congreve rocket In short, it required the strength of two powerful men to work the machine at a slow rate, and only for a short time.