The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 75
... raised from the public_ and raised , too , within the year . The burden could have been as easily borne , if the whole sum borrowed had been raised within the year by a direct levy . It makes no real difference , whether bereft of a ...
... raised from the public_ and raised , too , within the year . The burden could have been as easily borne , if the whole sum borrowed had been raised within the year by a direct levy . It makes no real difference , whether bereft of a ...
Page 292
... raised by the direct and indirect operation of Christianity amongst them ; and , with the abolition of the mischief that we are now combating , there would be made to circulate throughout these recesses of human depravity , at which the ...
... raised by the direct and indirect operation of Christianity amongst them ; and , with the abolition of the mischief that we are now combating , there would be made to circulate throughout these recesses of human depravity , at which the ...
Page 239
... raised by less than a fourth or fifth of the people who are subsisted by it ; and it yet be true that no more produce could be raised , but by an additional labour which would require for its support more than all the additional food ...
... raised by less than a fourth or fifth of the people who are subsisted by it ; and it yet be true that no more produce could be raised , but by an additional labour which would require for its support more than all the additional food ...
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