A history of England, from the conclusion of the great war in 1815 [to 1858].Longmans, Green, and Company, 1879 - Great Britain |
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... persons.1 Respectable autho- rities may , however , be cited to prove that Macaulay has rather under - estimated than exaggerated the num- ber , 2 and 5,500,000 persons is the very lowest estimate which can be fairly made of the ...
... persons.1 Respectable autho- rities may , however , be cited to prove that Macaulay has rather under - estimated than exaggerated the num- ber , 2 and 5,500,000 persons is the very lowest estimate which can be fairly made of the ...
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... persons . The population rose in 1811 to 1,805,000 ; and exceeded in 1821 2,093,000 . It may fairly be computed to have consisted in 1816 of 1,950,000 persons . No census was taken in Ireland till the year 1813 . Nothing , therefore ...
... persons . The population rose in 1811 to 1,805,000 ; and exceeded in 1821 2,093,000 . It may fairly be computed to have consisted in 1816 of 1,950,000 persons . No census was taken in Ireland till the year 1813 . Nothing , therefore ...
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... persons . The entire population of the United Kingdom ( including the smaller islands ) must have exceeded 19,000,000 . At the commencement of the war , Eng- land and Wales had not , probably , more than 8,500,000 ; Scotland had not ...
... persons . The entire population of the United Kingdom ( including the smaller islands ) must have exceeded 19,000,000 . At the commencement of the war , Eng- land and Wales had not , probably , more than 8,500,000 ; Scotland had not ...
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... persons , from borrowing , owing , or taking up any sum or sums of money on their bills or notes payable on demand , or in any less time than six months from the borrowing thereof . The Act effectually prevented the competition of any ...
... persons , from borrowing , owing , or taking up any sum or sums of money on their bills or notes payable on demand , or in any less time than six months from the borrowing thereof . The Act effectually prevented the competition of any ...
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... persons were tempted to grow corn . All these persons required land . An increased competition arose accordingly for farms , and the rent of land rose , and rose largely . The full effects of this change on the landed interest will be ...
... persons were tempted to grow corn . All these persons required land . An increased competition arose accordingly for farms , and the rent of land rose , and rose largely . The full effects of this change on the landed interest will be ...
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