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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... possessed the best accommo- dations . These French of the North , as Voltaire calls the Swedes , are as fond of the theatre as the Parisian French . I found the mate of our steam- boat reading " Medea en Opera ; " and all the saw - mill ...
... possessed the best accommo- dations . These French of the North , as Voltaire calls the Swedes , are as fond of the theatre as the Parisian French . I found the mate of our steam- boat reading " Medea en Opera ; " and all the saw - mill ...
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... possessing any , have not those tastes , habits , modes of thinking , prudence , and foresight , which accompany the possession of property , and which altogether form the true and natural check upon the tendency of population to exceed ...
... possessing any , have not those tastes , habits , modes of thinking , prudence , and foresight , which accompany the possession of property , and which altogether form the true and natural check upon the tendency of population to exceed ...
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... possessed would be frittered into por- tions too minute for civilized existence , by a people imbued with the tastes , habits , and influences of property , is an assumption not borne out by any experience . It is not consistent with ...
... possessed would be frittered into por- tions too minute for civilized existence , by a people imbued with the tastes , habits , and influences of property , is an assumption not borne out by any experience . It is not consistent with ...
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... possessing and living on its own little spot of ground , and farm- ing well or ill as the case may be , are in a better ... possessed by a few thousand proprietors . It is impossible such a con- stitution of civil society can long exist ...
... possessing and living on its own little spot of ground , and farm- ing well or ill as the case may be , are in a better ... possessed by a few thousand proprietors . It is impossible such a con- stitution of civil society can long exist ...
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... possessing plate , as silver spoons , and tankards , or jugs for ale , having the heads or covers , and often the whole , of silver . The want of gardens , or a bit of ground before or behind a house , laid out in beds , and looking ...
... possessing plate , as silver spoons , and tankards , or jugs for ale , having the heads or covers , and often the whole , of silver . The want of gardens , or a bit of ground before or behind a house , laid out in beds , and looking ...
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