The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 69
The foreign trade of Britain then fell almost entirely into the hands of the German
merchants , whom Pennant styles ' our masters in the art of commerce . They
were first known among us as the Esterlings — the name still surviving in our ...
The foreign trade of Britain then fell almost entirely into the hands of the German
merchants , whom Pennant styles ' our masters in the art of commerce . They
were first known among us as the Esterlings — the name still surviving in our ...
Page 71
Before the reign of Henry VIII . the carrying trade of England was almost entirely
conducted in foreign vessels . Even the royal navy consisted principally of ships
hired from the Venetians , Genoese , the Hanse Towns , and other trading people
...
Before the reign of Henry VIII . the carrying trade of England was almost entirely
conducted in foreign vessels . Even the royal navy consisted principally of ships
hired from the Venetians , Genoese , the Hanse Towns , and other trading people
...
Page 72
Thus , in little more than a century , the former state of things has become entirely
reversed . In 1731 , Joshua Gee stated that England was the best customer in
Europe for the iron of Sweden and Russia , importing from those countries ...
Thus , in little more than a century , the former state of things has become entirely
reversed . In 1731 , Joshua Gee stated that England was the best customer in
Europe for the iron of Sweden and Russia , importing from those countries ...
Page 81
... Scotland was almost entirely dependent on foreign countries for its supply of
iron . In ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as
Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back into
Scotland ...
... Scotland was almost entirely dependent on foreign countries for its supply of
iron . In ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as
Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back into
Scotland ...
Page 82
... the fuel , was so entirely contrary to the received notions on the subject , that it
was with the greatest difficulty that he could persuade any ironmaster to allow
him to make the necessary experiments with blast furnaces actually in work .
... the fuel , was so entirely contrary to the received notions on the subject , that it
was with the greatest difficulty that he could persuade any ironmaster to allow
him to make the necessary experiments with blast furnaces actually in work .
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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