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... supply must , however , have been exceedingly scanty , since , on the rebuilding of the temple , which was completed sixty - four years after the last - mentioned period , the records of the Jews make no mention of the sub- stitution of ...
... supply must , however , have been exceedingly scanty , since , on the rebuilding of the temple , which was completed sixty - four years after the last - mentioned period , the records of the Jews make no mention of the sub- stitution of ...
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... supply , and their price became exor- bitantly high . In the second century , the emperor Marcus Antoninus sent , on this account , ambassadors to China , in or- der to open a more direct commercial intercourse with that country . These ...
... supply , and their price became exor- bitantly high . In the second century , the emperor Marcus Antoninus sent , on this account , ambassadors to China , in or- der to open a more direct commercial intercourse with that country . These ...
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... supplies of Indian produce for his subjects through other channels . For this purpose he sent embassies to Elasbaan ... supply their silken fabrics ; but Justinian , with short - sighted rapacity , injured the trade , by burthening the ...
... supplies of Indian produce for his subjects through other channels . For this purpose he sent embassies to Elasbaan ... supply their silken fabrics ; but Justinian , with short - sighted rapacity , injured the trade , by burthening the ...
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... supply of this article ; and thence a considerable change took place in the nature of the commer- cial intercourse with India . The establishment of the Turkish power in Asia , about the middle of the sixth century , together with ...
... supply of this article ; and thence a considerable change took place in the nature of the commer- cial intercourse with India . The establishment of the Turkish power in Asia , about the middle of the sixth century , together with ...
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... supplies ; for , in the year 877 , Baichu , a rebel , made himself master of most part of the Chinese empire . When Canfu , the port of resort for foreign merchants , fell into his hands , he wantonly massacred all the inhabitants ...
... supplies ; for , in the year 877 , Baichu , a rebel , made himself master of most part of the Chinese empire . When Canfu , the port of resort for foreign merchants , fell into his hands , he wantonly massacred all the inhabitants ...
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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.