A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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Page 87
... cloth , in short , all kinds of work , are very imperfectly executed , compared to the work of English trades- men in the same line ; are never ready at the time proposed ; and are performed with great waste of time and labour . To ...
... cloth , in short , all kinds of work , are very imperfectly executed , compared to the work of English trades- men in the same line ; are never ready at the time proposed ; and are performed with great waste of time and labour . To ...
Page 90
... cloth ; one of cigars ; one of chemical apparatus ; two of compo- sition or gypsum ; one of cloth dressing ; three of eau de Cologne ; sixteen of colours ; forty - two of tanning leather ; one of glass ; one of guitars ; three of hats ...
... cloth ; one of cigars ; one of chemical apparatus ; two of compo- sition or gypsum ; one of cloth dressing ; three of eau de Cologne ; sixteen of colours ; forty - two of tanning leather ; one of glass ; one of guitars ; three of hats ...
Page 136
... clothes . The ignorance and inebriety of the lower classes are the two topics which in other countries engage at this day the attention of all enlightened people . The Swedish gentry adopt the fashionable subjects without considering ...
... clothes . The ignorance and inebriety of the lower classes are the two topics which in other countries engage at this day the attention of all enlightened people . The Swedish gentry adopt the fashionable subjects without considering ...
Page 148
... cloth , and mounted on shoes which have high heels placed forwards under the middle of the foot ; some with leather jerkins , many with white woollen shapeless coats . It shows a small advance of a country in the tastes and habits which ...
... cloth , and mounted on shoes which have high heels placed forwards under the middle of the foot ; some with leather jerkins , many with white woollen shapeless coats . It shows a small advance of a country in the tastes and habits which ...
Page 150
... clothing , or means to procure them for the sustenance of life on the very rudest material . How cheaply it is possible to sustain life- relatively to our money prices of our material of food — is seen from the expense of the food for ...
... clothing , or means to procure them for the sustenance of life on the very rudest material . How cheaply it is possible to sustain life- relatively to our money prices of our material of food — is seen from the expense of the food for ...
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