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In what Time could be brought to bear on particular Points if the Country were attacked . — Defenceless State of the North . — The Condition of the Swedish Soldier . — Disproportion of Officers . — Fondness of Titles among the Swedes .
In what Time could be brought to bear on particular Points if the Country were attacked . — Defenceless State of the North . — The Condition of the Swedish Soldier . — Disproportion of Officers . — Fondness of Titles among the Swedes .
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The consequence of this principle of interference in all things , is , that the people remain in a state of pupillage , are trained to an inert dependence on their governments for all things , like that of the soldier on his officer ...
The consequence of this principle of interference in all things , is , that the people remain in a state of pupillage , are trained to an inert dependence on their governments for all things , like that of the soldier on his officer ...
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... salaries 23,058 persons in their families ; 4424 are priests , supporting 21,125 persons ; 933 are military officers , supporting 2850 persons ; 190 are naval officers , supporting 747 persons ; 6987 are non - commissioned officers ...
... salaries 23,058 persons in their families ; 4424 are priests , supporting 21,125 persons ; 933 are military officers , supporting 2850 persons ; 190 are naval officers , supporting 747 persons ; 6987 are non - commissioned officers ...
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In this little town of 1500 inhabitants , the houses are very much better than those of the country people : and both here and at Carlstad the public buildings , such as the town house , official residences of the public officers , & c ...
In this little town of 1500 inhabitants , the houses are very much better than those of the country people : and both here and at Carlstad the public buildings , such as the town house , official residences of the public officers , & c ...
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DISPROPORTION OF OFFICERS . FONDNESS OF TITLES AMONG THE SWEDES . FRU FRÖKEN . MADAME , MAMSEILE . BRICK CATHEDRAL . PORT OF WESTERAAS . VOYAGE ON THE LAKE MALERE . SCENERY . STOCKHOLM . LODGINGS . HOTELS . RESTAURATEURS .
DISPROPORTION OF OFFICERS . FONDNESS OF TITLES AMONG THE SWEDES . FRU FRÖKEN . MADAME , MAMSEILE . BRICK CATHEDRAL . PORT OF WESTERAAS . VOYAGE ON THE LAKE MALERE . SCENERY . STOCKHOLM . LODGINGS . HOTELS . RESTAURATEURS .
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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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