A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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... facts or observations , from which he can appre- ciate and describe the advance of society , in differ- ent countries , towards a higher condition in morals , laws , good government , physical well - being , and civilisation . Yet the ...
... facts or observations , from which he can appre- ciate and describe the advance of society , in differ- ent countries , towards a higher condition in morals , laws , good government , physical well - being , and civilisation . Yet the ...
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... facts of common occurrence in a country , and to draw from them obvious conclusions on the state of its inhabitants , is not a work in which talent and genius are specially required , or from which much literary reputation can be gained ...
... facts of common occurrence in a country , and to draw from them obvious conclusions on the state of its inhabitants , is not a work in which talent and genius are specially required , or from which much literary reputation can be gained ...
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... fact , a natural lake in the bosom of the town , formed by a small river , the Alster . The old fortifications of the city , which were carried across this lake at its narrowest part , have been razed , and the ground they occupied laid ...
... fact , a natural lake in the bosom of the town , formed by a small river , the Alster . The old fortifications of the city , which were carried across this lake at its narrowest part , have been razed , and the ground they occupied laid ...
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... fact establishing a check upon his own abso- lutism from its very birth , and was virtually a representation of the various interests of the people , by enlightened men who would abandon office rather than principle . The members of ...
... fact establishing a check upon his own abso- lutism from its very birth , and was virtually a representation of the various interests of the people , by enlightened men who would abandon office rather than principle . The members of ...
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... fact , the majority of the members of these colleges do not by birth , belong to the class of no- bility . All state affairs are considered , all state measures resolved upon , all final decisions in law and in legislation determined ...
... fact , the majority of the members of these colleges do not by birth , belong to the class of no- bility . All state affairs are considered , all state measures resolved upon , all final decisions in law and in legislation determined ...
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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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