A history of the past and present state of the labouring population. 2 vols. [in 1]. |
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xii. oldal
... less expensive way to the commu nity , and also in modes less tending to degrade , and demoralize them , than in any other Kingdom . The country next in intelligence , and freedom ; does not offer any enviable example .-- In Paris it ...
... less expensive way to the commu nity , and also in modes less tending to degrade , and demoralize them , than in any other Kingdom . The country next in intelligence , and freedom ; does not offer any enviable example .-- In Paris it ...
65. oldal
... less than £ 200 per year , although Burnet observes , they were worth many thousands : the practice being for them to raise heavy fines on their leases , and to keep their rents nominally low . The same historian quaintly observes ...
... less than £ 200 per year , although Burnet observes , they were worth many thousands : the practice being for them to raise heavy fines on their leases , and to keep their rents nominally low . The same historian quaintly observes ...
67. oldal
... , and according to the present price of land , their annual value is not less , according to DR . LENGARD , than £ 52,000,000 . No. 3 . K The rise of the middle classes . large proportion of INQUIRY INTO THE DISTRESSES OF THE COUNTRY . 67.
... , and according to the present price of land , their annual value is not less , according to DR . LENGARD , than £ 52,000,000 . No. 3 . K The rise of the middle classes . large proportion of INQUIRY INTO THE DISTRESSES OF THE COUNTRY . 67.
68. oldal
... less than fifty thousand monks , who were accus- tomed to lead an idle and useless life in these insti- tutions , and who were now converted into state pensioners . As the power of the monks was now annihilated , and the nobles were ...
... less than fifty thousand monks , who were accus- tomed to lead an idle and useless life in these insti- tutions , and who were now converted into state pensioners . As the power of the monks was now annihilated , and the nobles were ...
76. oldal
... less than " 72,000 great and petty thieves were put to death ; " and even during the reign of Eliza- beth , he adds , " that rogues were trussed up apace , and that there was not one year commonly wherein three or four hundred were not ...
... less than " 72,000 great and petty thieves were put to death ; " and even during the reign of Eliza- beth , he adds , " that rogues were trussed up apace , and that there was not one year commonly wherein three or four hundred were not ...
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A History of the Past and Present State of the Labouring Population. 2 Vols ... John Debell Tuckett Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2020 |
A History of the Past and Present State of the Labouring Population. 2 Vols ... John Debell Tuckett Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2015 |
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