The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 44A. Constable, 1826 |
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Page 72
... accounts laid before Parliament , of the average price of wheat in England and Wales , and the number of enclosure bills passed each year from The history of the West India trade may also be 72 June Commercial Revulsions .
... accounts laid before Parliament , of the average price of wheat in England and Wales , and the number of enclosure bills passed each year from The history of the West India trade may also be 72 June Commercial Revulsions .
Page 73
... Wheat No. of Enclosure Years . per Quarter . Acts . Years . Average Price of Wheat per Quarter . No. of Enclosure Acts . S. d . S. d . 1791 47 2 1806 79 0 71 38 2 42 11 7 73 3 76 3 48 11 46 8 79 0 91 4 51 8 42 9 95 7 92 5 74 2 39 10 106 ...
... Wheat No. of Enclosure Years . per Quarter . Acts . Years . Average Price of Wheat per Quarter . No. of Enclosure Acts . S. d . S. d . 1791 47 2 1806 79 0 71 38 2 42 11 7 73 3 76 3 48 11 46 8 79 0 91 4 51 8 42 9 95 7 92 5 74 2 39 10 106 ...
Page 184
... wheat or rice , they raise gussub , a species of small grain , or rather seed , which , being boiled to a paste , and melted fat poured over it , the ne plus ultra of Bornou cookery is produced . Working in iron , among nations whose ...
... wheat or rice , they raise gussub , a species of small grain , or rather seed , which , being boiled to a paste , and melted fat poured over it , the ne plus ultra of Bornou cookery is produced . Working in iron , among nations whose ...
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... wheat , two of which were annually produced by irrigation , and the grain stored in large granaries raised on poles as a security from the insects . As this , however , was a conquered country , the ravages of Fela- tah warfare were ...
... wheat , two of which were annually produced by irrigation , and the grain stored in large granaries raised on poles as a security from the insects . As this , however , was a conquered country , the ravages of Fela- tah warfare were ...
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... wheat is raised plentifully , and is made into bread ; and the markets are well supplied both with fruits and vegetables . The Moslem faith is professed , yet apparently with less bigotry . It appears , indeed , to be a prevalent ...
... wheat is raised plentifully , and is made into bread ; and the markets are well supplied both with fruits and vegetables . The Moslem faith is professed , yet apparently with less bigotry . It appears , indeed , to be a prevalent ...
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