History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in 1815 to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in 1852Blackwood, 1854 - Europe |
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... Tax and other topics , 13. Argument against the Property Tax by the Opposition , 14. It was specifically a war tax , 15. Not necessary as a general measure of finance , 16. Argument on the other side by the Ministry , 17. No breach of ...
... Tax and other topics , 13. Argument against the Property Tax by the Opposition , 14. It was specifically a war tax , 15. Not necessary as a general measure of finance , 16. Argument on the other side by the Ministry , 17. No breach of ...
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... taxes , 394 82-87 . Sir James Mackintosh's argument in support of criminal law re- form , 395-400 88-89 . Answer of Lord Castlereagh , 400-401 90. Sir James Mackintosh's motion is carried , 402 91. Reflections on this subject , ib . 92 ...
... taxes , 394 82-87 . Sir James Mackintosh's argument in support of criminal law re- form , 395-400 88-89 . Answer of Lord Castlereagh , 400-401 90. Sir James Mackintosh's motion is carried , 402 91. Reflections on this subject , ib . 92 ...
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... taxes , and took as much from the remuneration of industry . Hence a total change in the feelings , influ- ences , and political relations of society . The territorial aristocracy was weakened by that measure as much as the commercial ...
... taxes , and took as much from the remuneration of industry . Hence a total change in the feelings , influ- ences , and political relations of society . The territorial aristocracy was weakened by that measure as much as the commercial ...
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... Trade and famine in Ireland . I. family in the course of being transferred from its 12 HISTORY OF EUROPE . His merits and defects, Vast extension of the United States of America, Important discussions on the Property Tax and other topics,
... Trade and famine in Ireland . I. family in the course of being transferred from its 12 HISTORY OF EUROPE . His merits and defects, Vast extension of the United States of America, Important discussions on the Property Tax and other topics,
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... taxes insensibly wore off under the influence of that prodigious increase in the renovation of industry ; the relations of society were changed ; the weight of feudalism cast off ; the rights of man established . Among the many ...
... taxes insensibly wore off under the influence of that prodigious increase in the renovation of industry ; the relations of society were changed ; the weight of feudalism cast off ; the rights of man established . Among the many ...
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