Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the World, from the Earliest Records to the Year 1808: With a Particular Reference to the State of Society, Literature, Religion, and Form of Government, in the United States of America, Том 6Copy-right secured, for the benefit of the family of Doctor Ramsay, and printed by assignment from them, by M. Carey & son, 1819 |
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... effect . A growing population , and increased luxury may be allowed to have their due weight ; but perhaps no existing circumstance has a greater share in causing a scarcity of grain , than the almost incalculable number of horses kept ...
... effect . A growing population , and increased luxury may be allowed to have their due weight ; but perhaps no existing circumstance has a greater share in causing a scarcity of grain , than the almost incalculable number of horses kept ...
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... effect on the spectator . The magnificence of Stonehenge makes it probable , that it was the place of the great assembly of the nation ; and if this idea be admitted , its antiquity may perhaps be extended be- yond the Christian era ...
... effect on the spectator . The magnificence of Stonehenge makes it probable , that it was the place of the great assembly of the nation ; and if this idea be admitted , its antiquity may perhaps be extended be- yond the Christian era ...
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... effects of commerce and civilization of a free constitution and equitable laws . London , as it at present exists , is a city of extraordinary extent , population , wealth and trade . Few great capitals can boast of a more salubrious ...
... effects of commerce and civilization of a free constitution and equitable laws . London , as it at present exists , is a city of extraordinary extent , population , wealth and trade . Few great capitals can boast of a more salubrious ...
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... from advantageous stands , exhibit a brilliant spectacle , impressing on the mind the idea , and combining in the eye the effects , of grandeur and elegance . Westminster abbey , a venerable gothic pile , the sacred ENGLAND . 15.
... from advantageous stands , exhibit a brilliant spectacle , impressing on the mind the idea , and combining in the eye the effects , of grandeur and elegance . Westminster abbey , a venerable gothic pile , the sacred ENGLAND . 15.
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... effect on the health of the British metropolis . Another cause of the salubrity of London may be disco- vered in the food of its inhabitants . No other great city ex- ists in the eastern continent , where the middle and lower classes of ...
... effect on the health of the British metropolis . Another cause of the salubrity of London may be disco- vered in the food of its inhabitants . No other great city ex- ists in the eastern continent , where the middle and lower classes of ...
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