The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 42
... existence . In affirming that it is the existence of this inferior land which originates the rent , there is a total misapprehension of what may be termed the real dynamics of the subject . The process is this : On land of a given ...
... existence . In affirming that it is the existence of this inferior land which originates the rent , there is a total misapprehension of what may be termed the real dynamics of the subject . The process is this : On land of a given ...
Page 44
... existence of the inferior , which originated a rent for the superior soil . It is not because farmers had descended to a worse land , that they are willing to pay rent for a better --but because they were willing to pay rent for the ...
... existence of the inferior , which originated a rent for the superior soil . It is not because farmers had descended to a worse land , that they are willing to pay rent for a better --but because they were willing to pay rent for the ...
Page 51
... existence of a land , and the non - existence of an air rent , cannot , with pro- priety , be referred to any difference between the two elements , in respect of the gradation of their qualities . The difference is altogether resolvable ...
... existence of a land , and the non - existence of an air rent , cannot , with pro- priety , be referred to any difference between the two elements , in respect of the gradation of their qualities . The difference is altogether resolvable ...
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