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 13
... keep themselves and all their establish- ments perfectly , and even jealously , distinct from Sweden . I have got into the Hôtel du Nord , apparently a great inn , and well kept . Christiania , Tuesday , July 22 .-- The money here is on ...
... keep themselves and all their establish- ments perfectly , and even jealously , distinct from Sweden . I have got into the Hôtel du Nord , apparently a great inn , and well kept . Christiania , Tuesday , July 22 .-- The money here is on ...
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... keep the population of a country within its means of subsistence . This sense of property , as it may be called ; the instinctive desire to possess , to accumulate , forms the preventive check , established by nature upon the tendency ...
... keep the population of a country within its means of subsistence . This sense of property , as it may be called ; the instinctive desire to possess , to accumulate , forms the preventive check , established by nature upon the tendency ...
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... keep his scythe close to the ground for its whole length . The point is in the middle of the stems of grass , and is working to waste , espe- cially at the end of his sweep ; and if the point were prolonged in the direction in which the ...
... keep his scythe close to the ground for its whole length . The point is in the middle of the stems of grass , and is working to waste , espe- cially at the end of his sweep ; and if the point were prolonged in the direction in which the ...
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... keeps the interstices quite tight . The logs forming the side walls are notched above and below , and those forming the gable walls so as to correspond ; thus the head of each log touches the one below it at the corners , which are as ...
... keeps the interstices quite tight . The logs forming the side walls are notched above and below , and those forming the gable walls so as to correspond ; thus the head of each log touches the one below it at the corners , which are as ...
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... keeping up establishments for common benefit . They are , undoubtedly , in these respects , far in advance of any ... keep them under repair . There are no tolls . This population , also , is much better lodged than our labouring and ...
... keeping up establishments for common benefit . They are , undoubtedly , in these respects , far in advance of any ... keep them under repair . There are no tolls . This population , also , is much better lodged than our labouring and ...
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