A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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... 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 out in ...
... 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 out in ...
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... natural place . The face of the country is covered with a deep soil somewhat clayey , the under rock protruding but ... naturally drained , unincumbered with fast rock or swamps , and of a strong good soil , and sheltered by gentle ...
... natural place . The face of the country is covered with a deep soil somewhat clayey , the under rock protruding but ... naturally drained , unincumbered with fast rock or swamps , and of a strong good soil , and sheltered by gentle ...
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... state nearly as in 1660. In the practice of the useful arts , in activity , industry , and well being , they are two centuries behind those nations , with sume . whom , in numbers and natural advantages of OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 13.
... state nearly as in 1660. In the practice of the useful arts , in activity , industry , and well being , they are two centuries behind those nations , with sume . whom , in numbers and natural advantages of OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 13.
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... natural advantages of soil , climate , and situation , they may be fairly com- pared , the Scotch , the Dutch , or the Belgian people . The trade and industry of this city so advantage- ously situated for being one of the great empo ...
... natural advantages of soil , climate , and situation , they may be fairly com- pared , the Scotch , the Dutch , or the Belgian people . The trade and industry of this city so advantage- ously situated for being one of the great empo ...
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... natural state of things that where employment is most abundant , wages are lowest and the labouring class worse off . In this little town of 1500 inhabitants , the houses are very much better than those of the country people and both ...
... natural state of things that where employment is most abundant , wages are lowest and the labouring class worse off . In this little town of 1500 inhabitants , the houses are very much better than those of the country people and both ...
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