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... buildings which were of the best description , were sold for a trifle compared to the cost ; and economy and good management were alone wanting . This salt- work is one of those concerns . The process and machinery are very curious ...
... buildings which were of the best description , were sold for a trifle compared to the cost ; and economy and good management were alone wanting . This salt- work is one of those concerns . The process and machinery are very curious ...
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... building , no repairs of the old houses going on , and the stead- ings and outbuildings very crazy . There is some cause for the want here of those outward signs of the well - being and prosperity of the country people . The wages of ...
... building , no repairs of the old houses going on , and the stead- ings and outbuildings very crazy . There is some cause for the want here of those outward signs of the well - being and prosperity of the country people . The wages of ...
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... buildings , such as the town house , official residences of the public officers , & c . , appear out of proportion to the size or importance of the town . Orebro , June . - This is an ancient town 36 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
... buildings , such as the town house , official residences of the public officers , & c . , appear out of proportion to the size or importance of the town . Orebro , June . - This is an ancient town 36 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
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... building is like an old French cha- teau surrounding a small open court . This town has a considerable inland trade . The numerous but small iron manufactories create a demand for goods , and as particular places only are privileged to ...
... building is like an old French cha- teau surrounding a small open court . This town has a considerable inland trade . The numerous but small iron manufactories create a demand for goods , and as particular places only are privileged to ...
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... . Brick is an unfortunate material to compose a gothic building in ; for it is not susceptible of the fine tracery , archwork , and ornament of the cut stone F edifices in that style . In this church I found OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 65.
... . Brick is an unfortunate material to compose a gothic building in ; for it is not susceptible of the fine tracery , archwork , and ornament of the cut stone F edifices in that style . In this church I found OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 65.
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| Title | A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature 1450-1850 Making of the modern economy |
| Author | Samuel Laing |
| Publisher | Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1839 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 May 2008 |
| Length | 431 pages |
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