Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made with a View to Enquire Into the Moral and Political Economy of that Country, and the Condition of Its Inhabitants |
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Page 12
... comfort of passengers they equal our own . In a country too poor to have any competition in such expensive enterprises , it is , perhaps , wise in government to undertake them . Private speculators might , by . injudicious avidity ...
... comfort of passengers they equal our own . In a country too poor to have any competition in such expensive enterprises , it is , perhaps , wise in government to undertake them . Private speculators might , by . injudicious avidity ...
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... comforts , and enjoyments , than any population which is ranked within the pale of civilised life . It has always appeared to me , however , that the state of Ireland instead of being a case in point , proves the very reverse . There ...
... comforts , and enjoyments , than any population which is ranked within the pale of civilised life . It has always appeared to me , however , that the state of Ireland instead of being a case in point , proves the very reverse . There ...
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... comfort or advantage in being a day's journey behind a razor or a clean shirt . Travel- ling in Norway is not so very cheap . You pay in- deed but one ort , or 9d . sterling , for a horse per Norwegian mile , but the traveller who has ...
... comfort or advantage in being a day's journey behind a razor or a clean shirt . Travel- ling in Norway is not so very cheap . You pay in- deed but one ort , or 9d . sterling , for a horse per Norwegian mile , but the traveller who has ...
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... comfort , or splendour . Some were highly ornamented , with crimson - velvet seats , and must have been in their day very showy . I admired very much one dam- sel's horse furniture of old figured or embossed leather , which had been ...
... comfort , or splendour . Some were highly ornamented , with crimson - velvet seats , and must have been in their day very showy . I admired very much one dam- sel's horse furniture of old figured or embossed leather , which had been ...
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... comfort and cleanliness are out of the question , but the proper separation of the sexes can scarcely be maintained . Can any reflecting person doubt that it is an important advantage to the labouring class 40 RESIDENCE IN NORWAY .
... comfort and cleanliness are out of the question , but the proper separation of the sexes can scarcely be maintained . Can any reflecting person doubt that it is an important advantage to the labouring class 40 RESIDENCE IN NORWAY .
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