A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1878 - Great Britain |
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... probably be advanced in support of either of these methods . But , on the whole , the second of them seems preferable to the first . The Author , who deliberately adopts it , has , at any rate , the satisfaction of knowing that he has ...
... probably be advanced in support of either of these methods . But , on the whole , the second of them seems preferable to the first . The Author , who deliberately adopts it , has , at any rate , the satisfaction of knowing that he has ...
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... probably have postponed . The empire which had formed the most important portion of the possessions of Charles V. was reserved for a nobler history . Ferdinand succeeded to all the hereditary posses- sions which his brother Charles had ...
... probably have postponed . The empire which had formed the most important portion of the possessions of Charles V. was reserved for a nobler history . Ferdinand succeeded to all the hereditary posses- sions which his brother Charles had ...
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... probably amounted ( taking the mean between the populations of 1811 and 1821 ) to upwards of 11,000,000 . Notwithstanding the war which this country had been conducting , the increase of its population in only fifteen years had been two ...
... probably amounted ( taking the mean between the populations of 1811 and 1821 ) to upwards of 11,000,000 . Notwithstanding the war which this country had been conducting , the increase of its population in only fifteen years had been two ...
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... probably , therefore not very inaccurate to conclude that the population of Ire- land in 1816 amounted to about 6,000,000 souls . At the conclusion of the great war , then , England and Wales had a population of about 11,000,000 ; Ire ...
... probably , therefore not very inaccurate to conclude that the population of Ire- land in 1816 amounted to about 6,000,000 souls . At the conclusion of the great war , then , England and Wales had a population of about 11,000,000 ; Ire ...
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... probably incorrectly , that , at the outbreak of the Civil War , it had been increased to 500,000l . It was estimated at the period of the Revolution at 577,000l . a year . At the Other time of the Revolution the entire revenue of the ...
... probably incorrectly , that , at the outbreak of the Civil War , it had been increased to 500,000l . It was estimated at the period of the Revolution at 577,000l . a year . At the Other time of the Revolution the entire revenue of the ...
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