A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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... humble facts or observations , from which he can appreciate and describe the advance of society , in different countries , towards a higher condition in morals , laws , good government , physical well - being , and civilisation .
... humble facts or observations , from which he can appreciate and describe the advance of society , in different countries , towards a higher condition in morals , laws , good government , physical well - being , and civilisation .
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Construction of Society . Dissolute Court . — Political Profligacy . - The Reformation . Different Administration of Law in England . Manners . Drunkenness . Posting Regulations . — Swedish Money . Palace of Haga . — Labourers .
Construction of Society . Dissolute Court . — Political Profligacy . - The Reformation . Different Administration of Law in England . Manners . Drunkenness . Posting Regulations . — Swedish Money . Palace of Haga . — Labourers .
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Classes of Society to which they belong . - Number of Nobility at the Universities small . — Clergy . — Number . – Number of Congregations . - Proportion to the Population . - Pressure on the Country . - Clerical Dues .
Classes of Society to which they belong . - Number of Nobility at the Universities small . — Clergy . — Number . – Number of Congregations . - Proportion to the Population . - Pressure on the Country . - Clerical Dues .
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Society . Houses . Furniture . — Enjoyments of the lower Classes . - Cold . — Calmness.- Montagnes Russes . Peasants ' Costume . - Feasts . - Coffee and Sugar , or Milk , the best Breakfast for a Nation ? - Dead Bear . - Lynx .
Society . Houses . Furniture . — Enjoyments of the lower Classes . - Cold . — Calmness.- Montagnes Russes . Peasants ' Costume . - Feasts . - Coffee and Sugar , or Milk , the best Breakfast for a Nation ? - Dead Bear . - Lynx .
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People are extravagantly fond in this country of titles , and the taste has spread deeply and widely through society . Madame and Mam'selle are the equivalents for Mrs. and Miss , and Fru and Fröken , for My Lady and the unmarried My ...
People are extravagantly fond in this country of titles , and the taste has spread deeply and widely through society . Madame and Mam'selle are the equivalents for Mrs. and Miss , and Fru and Fröken , for My Lady and the unmarried My ...
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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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