A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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... trade and means of living of those who supply oil for lighting the city . Their Magnificences - that is , the official title of the town counsellors of this burgh — have , it seems , the aptitude so much admired in burghs on our side of ...
... trade and means of living of those who supply oil for lighting the city . Their Magnificences - that is , the official title of the town counsellors of this burgh — have , it seems , the aptitude so much admired in burghs on our side of ...
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... trades and handi- crafts are exercised under licence . The conse- quence 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 govern- ments ...
... trades and handi- crafts are exercised under licence . The conse- quence 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 govern- ments ...
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... trade and industry of this city so advantage- ously situated for being one of the great empo- riums of the world , is confined to the supplying its own inhabitants with the foreign articles they con- There is nothing to be called ...
... trade and industry of this city so advantage- ously situated for being one of the great empo- riums of the world , is confined to the supplying its own inhabitants with the foreign articles they con- There is nothing to be called ...
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... - works , colour - works , mines , potteries , founderies , the Iceland trade , were all carried on for government account , by functionaries who made a living by their employments , and always with a OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 15.
... - works , colour - works , mines , potteries , founderies , the Iceland trade , were all carried on for government account , by functionaries who made a living by their employments , and always with a OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN . 15.
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... is a kind of outpost of Gottenburg , and seems to have a good country trade . A mile or two from the town I met a little steam - boat in the forest , for ― the woods concealed the stream , and close to 28 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
... is a kind of outpost of Gottenburg , and seems to have a good country trade . A mile or two from the town I met a little steam - boat in the forest , for ― the woods concealed the stream , and close to 28 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
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