The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 18-19W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 93
... profit for the capital . Nay , profit forms such a fraction in the price of most articles , that a large fluctuation of price might not only diminish profit , but annihilate it , or even , by the conversion , as in algebra , of positive ...
... profit for the capital . Nay , profit forms such a fraction in the price of most articles , that a large fluctuation of price might not only diminish profit , but annihilate it , or even , by the conversion , as in algebra , of positive ...
Page 151
... profit , over and above the food of its direct and secondary labourers , he may still persevere in making a surrender of that profit ; and instead of consuming it on his own enjoyments , may continue to put it out on the expenses of a ...
... profit , over and above the food of its direct and secondary labourers , he may still persevere in making a surrender of that profit ; and instead of consuming it on his own enjoyments , may continue to put it out on the expenses of a ...
Page 278
... profit be ten millions in the year , and it be the collective will of the capitalists to spend that sum annually ; then profit undergoes no variation . If they spend less than this , capital increases and profits fall . If they spend ...
... profit be ten millions in the year , and it be the collective will of the capitalists to spend that sum annually ; then profit undergoes no variation . If they spend less than this , capital increases and profits fall . If they spend ...
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Churches and Chapels or the Necessity and Proper Object | 81 |
The Cause of Church Extension and the Question shortly | 105 |
On the Evils which the Established Church in Edinburgh | 157 |
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