A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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... taken place , although not produced by the effect of the commercial capital of Hamburgh upon the spirit of the people , but by the fiat of the Danish government . Forty years ago I travelled this road 6 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
... taken place , although not produced by the effect of the commercial capital of Hamburgh upon the spirit of the people , but by the fiat of the Danish government . Forty years ago I travelled this road 6 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
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... taken from the field . These stones strike the eye as strangers in the country , for they are rounded masses of gneiss , granite , hornblende , and other primary rock , and the ground rock where it can be seen , is of a totally ...
... taken from the field . These stones strike the eye as strangers in the country , for they are rounded masses of gneiss , granite , hornblende , and other primary rock , and the ground rock where it can be seen , is of a totally ...
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... who would abandon office rather than principle . The members of these col- leges -the system remains with few alterations to the present day -are necessarily taken without respect to birth OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 11.
... who would abandon office rather than principle . The members of these col- leges -the system remains with few alterations to the present day -are necessarily taken without respect to birth OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 11.
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... taken without respect to birth or rank , from among those qualified to carry on the public affairs intrusted to them ; and , in fact , the majority of the members of these colleges do not by birth , belong to the class of no- bility ...
... taken without respect to birth or rank , from among those qualified to carry on the public affairs intrusted to them ; and , in fact , the majority of the members of these colleges do not by birth , belong to the class of no- bility ...
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... taken this road . The country from Christiania to this single house has already in the 30 or 35 miles of easterly di- rection , lost the characteristic features of Norway the ridges and glens . My day's journey has been through a ...
... taken this road . The country from Christiania to this single house has already in the 30 or 35 miles of easterly di- rection , lost the characteristic features of Norway the ridges and glens . My day's journey has been through a ...
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