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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... half a mile on each side . These hills are mere knobs or hummocks of gneiss , scantily covered with soil , and with edges of granite occasionally shoot- ing up through it . As we approach Lilla Edet the hills close in , and the scenery ...
... half a mile on each side . These hills are mere knobs or hummocks of gneiss , scantily covered with soil , and with edges of granite occasionally shoot- ing up through it . As we approach Lilla Edet the hills close in , and the scenery ...
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... half a dollar , and twenty - four skillings , all printed on white paper . The notes of five dollars are on blue paper , of ten on yellow , and of fifty on green . For sums below twenty - four skillings there is a copper and silver ...
... half a dollar , and twenty - four skillings , all printed on white paper . The notes of five dollars are on blue paper , of ten on yellow , and of fifty on green . For sums below twenty - four skillings there is a copper and silver ...
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... half of which is working to waste , either of time or of grass . I under- stand , in making the hay , it being scorching wea- ther , they left it as it was cut one day , next day turned the swaths with a great number of hands , and took ...
... half of which is working to waste , either of time or of grass . I under- stand , in making the hay , it being scorching wea- ther , they left it as it was cut one day , next day turned the swaths with a great number of hands , and took ...
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... half a dollar for my dinner of eggs , strawberries , and milk , my supper of fish and strawberries , my bed , and my breakfast of coffee and strawberries . This , I believe , is about the general rate of ex- pense and of fare that the ...
... half a dollar for my dinner of eggs , strawberries , and milk , my supper of fish and strawberries , my bed , and my breakfast of coffee and strawberries . This , I believe , is about the general rate of ex- pense and of fare that the ...
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... half round the seat , so that they sat as on a chair , and had a step for supporting the feet . I doubt if the modern side - saddle be any improve- ment upon this ancient one , for safety , comfort , or splendour . Some were highly ...
... half round the seat , so that they sat as on a chair , and had a step for supporting the feet . I doubt if the modern side - saddle be any improve- ment upon this ancient one , for safety , comfort , or splendour . Some were highly ...
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