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 InhabitantsLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1837 - 482 pàgines |
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Pàgina iii
... natural scenery which the country presents in the most interesting forms , and have bestowed little of it on the social condi- tion and state of the Norwegian people . They are , however , the most interesting and singular group of ...
... natural scenery which the country presents in the most interesting forms , and have bestowed little of it on the social condi- tion and state of the Norwegian people . They are , however , the most interesting and singular group of ...
Pàgina 7
... natural difficulties to contend with , such as soft soils in the sides , loose sands or gravel , slips of clay , springs , rivers , val- leys , or hills to turn or surmount , and all that variety of obstacles which place canal ...
... natural difficulties to contend with , such as soft soils in the sides , loose sands or gravel , slips of clay , springs , rivers , val- leys , or hills to turn or surmount , and all that variety of obstacles which place canal ...
Pàgina 20
... natural check upon the tendency of population to exceed the means of subsistence . The Irish peasant gratifies the natural propensity to marriage , precisely because , being destitute of property , and of its influences on the human ...
... natural check upon the tendency of population to exceed the means of subsistence . The Irish peasant gratifies the natural propensity to marriage , precisely because , being destitute of property , and of its influences on the human ...
Pàgina 21
... natural succession , dif- fused through the whole body of the people . That the land so possessed would be frittered into por- tions too minute for civilized existence , by a people imbued with the tastes , habits , and influences of ...
... natural succession , dif- fused through the whole body of the people . That the land so possessed would be frittered into por- tions too minute for civilized existence , by a people imbued with the tastes , habits , and influences of ...
Pàgina 23
... natural , not sown , and preserved for hay , which the people are now busy in making . As the land is dry , and has not been top - dressed , the quantity is very small in proportion to the extent , the natural grasses not attaining any ...
... natural , not sown , and preserved for hay , which the people are now busy in making . As the land is dry , and has not been top - dressed , the quantity is very small in proportion to the extent , the natural grasses not attaining any ...
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Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made ... Samuel Laing Visualització completa - 1866 |
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