The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 238
... possible fluctuations or failures , either in trade or manufactures , can recall the agriculture from that limit , at which the land last entered on yields a produce , that will feed the agricultural labourers and their secondaries ...
... possible fluctuations or failures , either in trade or manufactures , can recall the agriculture from that limit , at which the land last entered on yields a produce , that will feed the agricultural labourers and their secondaries ...
Page 305
... possible extent ; every application for assistance is sure to be met with patient attention , as far removed as possible from magisterial haughtiness , and instead of the continued bickerings between the overseer and the ob- jects of ...
... possible extent ; every application for assistance is sure to be met with patient attention , as far removed as possible from magisterial haughtiness , and instead of the continued bickerings between the overseer and the ob- jects of ...
Page 386
... possible to the feelings of those who claim a part in its ministrations . They still keep up the notion of their right to a maintenance in the hearts of the destitute ; but , by the new law , it is a maintenance on terms the most ...
... possible to the feelings of those who claim a part in its ministrations . They still keep up the notion of their right to a maintenance in the hearts of the destitute ; but , by the new law , it is a maintenance on terms the most ...
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