The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 45
... higher soils to sustain them . It can only be done away with by the abolition of that property ; or , in other words , by turning the country into a large common , and dissociating all the activities of indi- vidual interest and hope ...
... higher soils to sustain them . It can only be done away with by the abolition of that property ; or , in other words , by turning the country into a large common , and dissociating all the activities of indi- vidual interest and hope ...
Page 68
... higher and higher states of sufficiency ; in which case the rent of landlords would be kept up , or if encroached on at all , ( and we should rejoice in such an encroachment , ) it - would be by the higher wage of a now improved and ...
... higher and higher states of sufficiency ; in which case the rent of landlords would be kept up , or if encroached on at all , ( and we should rejoice in such an encroachment , ) it - would be by the higher wage of a now improved and ...
Page 85
... higher prices , there were also higher money wages ; and it was , in fact , a rise in the money price of labour which , partly at least , effected a rise in the money price of food . So that , with both the higher profits and the higher ...
... higher prices , there were also higher money wages ; and it was , in fact , a rise in the money price of labour which , partly at least , effected a rise in the money price of food . So that , with both the higher profits and the higher ...
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