A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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... which apparently has passed her youth in the English revenue service , as she has an English name , and levying a duty upon all goods passing up and down , in direct contravention of the convention B 2 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 8.
... which apparently has passed her youth in the English revenue service , as she has an English name , and levying a duty upon all goods passing up and down , in direct contravention of the convention B 2 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 8.
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It is a duty of eightpence upon each parcel -- my portmanteau pays eightpence , and Mr. Rothschild's chest of gold pays no more . A carpet bag and a woolpack pay the same duty , neither value , bulk , nor equity being considered ...
It is a duty of eightpence upon each parcel -- my portmanteau pays eightpence , and Mr. Rothschild's chest of gold pays no more . A carpet bag and a woolpack pay the same duty , neither value , bulk , nor equity being considered ...
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... but a small proportion of the labouring class , while the town duties on the transit of goods , however moderate , yield to the town - council or а state a large revenue for levying and supporting its B 3 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 5.
... but a small proportion of the labouring class , while the town duties on the transit of goods , however moderate , yield to the town - council or а state a large revenue for levying and supporting its B 3 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 5.
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... in palaces , gardens , shows , military duties , and such objects as reproduce nothing , it is not extraordinary that the people are sunk in poverty and sloth , although occupying the richest soil and most advantageous situation in ...
... in palaces , gardens , shows , military duties , and such objects as reproduce nothing , it is not extraordinary that the people are sunk in poverty and sloth , although occupying the richest soil and most advantageous situation in ...
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I presume , is , that the old cultivated lands of the first quality for soil or convenience , together with the import of foreign grain at light duties , have been adequate to supply the wants of the nation hitherto ; so that their ...
I presume , is , that the old cultivated lands of the first quality for soil or convenience , together with the import of foreign grain at light duties , have been adequate to supply the wants of the nation hitherto ; so that their ...
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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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