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... sovereign ; he portions it among the nobles , and makes and resumes grants at his pleasure . The body of the people , who live on certain edible roots peculiar to the country , which they cultivate with considerable care , receive from ...
... sovereign ; he portions it among the nobles , and makes and resumes grants at his pleasure . The body of the people , who live on certain edible roots peculiar to the country , which they cultivate with considerable care , receive from ...
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... sovereigns have ever been in the possession of an exclusive title to the soil of their dominions , and they have preserved that title in a state of singular and inauspicious integrity , undivided , as well as ... sovereign , Rent . 7.
... sovereigns have ever been in the possession of an exclusive title to the soil of their dominions , and they have preserved that title in a state of singular and inauspicious integrity , undivided , as well as ... sovereign , Rent . 7.
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... sovereign to the soil was very generally recognized . Traces of it are still preserved in the language of our laws ; the high- est title a subject can claim is that of tenant of the fee , and the terms of this tenancy made ori- ginally ...
... sovereign to the soil was very generally recognized . Traces of it are still preserved in the language of our laws ; the high- est title a subject can claim is that of tenant of the fee , and the terms of this tenancy made ori- ginally ...
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... sovereign ; but the necessity of applying for permission implies a power to with- hold it , or to grant it conditionally . The past history and present state therefore of the old and new world , yield abundant proof of the visionary ...
... sovereign ; but the necessity of applying for permission implies a power to with- hold it , or to grant it conditionally . The past history and present state therefore of the old and new world , yield abundant proof of the visionary ...
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... sovereign are immense , and perhaps more than equal the estates of all his subjects . fact is indicated by the number of royal serfs : of Russia . these , in 1782 , ten millions and a half belonged This Labor to the crown . body of ...
... sovereign are immense , and perhaps more than equal the estates of all his subjects . fact is indicated by the number of royal serfs : of Russia . these , in 1782 , ten millions and a half belonged This Labor to the crown . body of ...
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