The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...J. M'Gowan for Sir R. Phillips, 1820 - 364 страница |
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... land ; all the country , was open and common to any occupier ; and no one assumed to himself a property in the soil , or considered as his own , the produce of any particular spot . 26. In Africa , among the native Americans , and in ...
... land ; all the country , was open and common to any occupier ; and no one assumed to himself a property in the soil , or considered as his own , the produce of any particular spot . 26. In Africa , among the native Americans , and in ...
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... land lay long in fallow ; that is to say , was not worked every third or fourth year ; but now , it is usual , by varying the crops , to get two , three , or four crops in a year from the same soil , without its being ex- hausted ; and ...
... land lay long in fallow ; that is to say , was not worked every third or fourth year ; but now , it is usual , by varying the crops , to get two , three , or four crops in a year from the same soil , without its being ex- hausted ; and ...
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... land employed as a garden , will produce regular subsistence for four persons ; it follows , that if the ground in Engs land was thus enltivated , it would support a population of 120 millions ; and , with various allowances , at least ...
... land employed as a garden , will produce regular subsistence for four persons ; it follows , that if the ground in Engs land was thus enltivated , it would support a population of 120 millions ; and , with various allowances , at least ...
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... land ; i . e . the produce of four acres per horse on the whole of the land , or two acres each , of that nine millions employed in raising corn . 64. On an average , each man , woman , and child , consumes ten ounces per day , of ...
... land ; i . e . the produce of four acres per horse on the whole of the land , or two acres each , of that nine millions employed in raising corn . 64. On an average , each man , woman , and child , consumes ten ounces per day , of ...
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... defence ; such , doubtless , was the origin of nations . 34. The land of Canaan , when invaded by the Israelites , was sub - divided in this way , into petty tribes ; so was Britain , when it was. GOVERNMENT AND LAWS . 37.
... defence ; such , doubtless , was the origin of nations . 34. The land of Canaan , when invaded by the Israelites , was sub - divided in this way , into petty tribes ; so was Britain , when it was. GOVERNMENT AND LAWS . 37.
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