The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 18-19W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 256
... rents , and the ordinary rent of land , are a species of revenue which the owner , in many cases , enjoys without any care or attention of his own . Though a part of this revenue should be taken from him in order to defray the expenses ...
... rents , and the ordinary rent of land , are a species of revenue which the owner , in many cases , enjoys without any care or attention of his own . Though a part of this revenue should be taken from him in order to defray the expenses ...
Page 291
... rent of land ? How is it possible that this rent can bear the burden of a transference , that would seem , prima facie , to annihilate the whole wealth of the landlords ? Though our reply to this be on hypothetical data , it will be ...
... rent of land ? How is it possible that this rent can bear the burden of a transference , that would seem , prima facie , to annihilate the whole wealth of the landlords ? Though our reply to this be on hypothetical data , it will be ...
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... rent , can be said to bear the whole expenses of the state , even though these should amount to 60 millions in the year ? our brief reply is - First , that in the additional expense which they incur by taxation as at present constituted ...
... rent , can be said to bear the whole expenses of the state , even though these should amount to 60 millions in the year ? our brief reply is - First , that in the additional expense which they incur by taxation as at present constituted ...
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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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