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... labour , manufactures , & c . is too remote to require the attention of Great Britain . 10. But , in proportion to ... labour of slaves can never be so cheap here as the labour of working men is in Britain . Any one may compute it ...
... labour , manufactures , & c . is too remote to require the attention of Great Britain . 10. But , in proportion to ... labour of slaves can never be so cheap here as the labour of working men is in Britain . Any one may compute it ...
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... labour , while hired men are conti- nually leaving their master ( often in the midst of his business ) and setting up for themselves . 13. As the increase of people depends on the en- couragement of marriages , the following things must ...
... labour , while hired men are conti- nually leaving their master ( often in the midst of his business ) and setting up for themselves . 13. As the increase of people depends on the en- couragement of marriages , the following things must ...
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... labour , ) much of the public revenue is expended . The pay of officers , civil and military , and of the private soldiers and sailors , requires the rest ; and they spend that also in paying for what is produced by the labouring poor ...
... labour , ) much of the public revenue is expended . The pay of officers , civil and military , and of the private soldiers and sailors , requires the rest ; and they spend that also in paying for what is produced by the labouring poor ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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