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In the pastoral nges of husbandry , there was no property in land : all the country ,
was open and cominon to any occupier ; and no one assumed to himself a
property in the soil , or considered as his own , the produce of any partienlar spot
.
In the pastoral nges of husbandry , there was no property in land : all the country ,
was open and cominon to any occupier ; and no one assumed to himself a
property in the soil , or considered as his own , the produce of any partienlar spot
.
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Obs .-- It having been ascertained , that an acre of land employed as a garden ,
will produce regular subsistence for four persons ; it follows , that if the ground in
Enge land was thus enliivated , it would support of population of 10 millions ; and
...
Obs .-- It having been ascertained , that an acre of land employed as a garden ,
will produce regular subsistence for four persons ; it follows , that if the ground in
Enge land was thus enliivated , it would support of population of 10 millions ; and
...
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Obs . - It is calculated , that borses consume one - fifth of the entire produce of the
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 ...
Obs . - It is calculated , that borses consume one - fifth of the entire produce of the
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 ...
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That art must be allowed to be curious and extraordinary , which enables inen to
conduct great ships with precision , across vast seas many thousand miles wide ,
in which they often sail for weeks together without seeing any land . 225.
That art must be allowed to be curious and extraordinary , which enables inen to
conduct great ships with precision , across vast seas many thousand miles wide ,
in which they often sail for weeks together without seeing any land . 225.
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The land consists of two continents ; the old continent of Europe , Asia , and
Africa , and the lately - discovered continent of America . There are also many
thousand islands sur . rounded by the sea ; iany of them , as Great Britain ,
anciently ...
The land consists of two continents ; the old continent of Europe , Asia , and
Africa , and the lately - discovered continent of America . There are also many
thousand islands sur . rounded by the sea ; iany of them , as Great Britain ,
anciently ...
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