The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 72
... colonies ( where fuel of wood was abundant and cheap ) , so as thereby to become inde- pendent of foreign nations . * In 1750 , according to a MS . statement drawn up by Abraham Darby of Colebrookedale , we imported 23,000 tons of iron ...
... colonies ( where fuel of wood was abundant and cheap ) , so as thereby to become inde- pendent of foreign nations . * In 1750 , according to a MS . statement drawn up by Abraham Darby of Colebrookedale , we imported 23,000 tons of iron ...
Page 200
... colonies taught us two lessons : that it is useless to endeavour to hold in subjection a powerful people capable and desirous of self - government , and that a separated colony may contribute more largely to the wealth of the mother ...
... colonies taught us two lessons : that it is useless to endeavour to hold in subjection a powerful people capable and desirous of self - government , and that a separated colony may contribute more largely to the wealth of the mother ...
Page 206
... Colonies ? Or can it for a moment be thought that the government of India could be renounced by England without an enormous amount of ruin and disaster ? The above facts must , we think , convince the most sceptical that England derives ...
... Colonies ? Or can it for a moment be thought that the government of India could be renounced by England without an enormous amount of ruin and disaster ? The above facts must , we think , convince the most sceptical that England derives ...
Page 211
... colonies is undergoing much discussion , and measures will probably be adopted which will guide the policy of England for many years to come . There is abroad at present a prevalent desire to contract our responsibilities with reference ...
... colonies is undergoing much discussion , and measures will probably be adopted which will guide the policy of England for many years to come . There is abroad at present a prevalent desire to contract our responsibilities with reference ...
Page 212
... colonies and India . Now , to show how great that distinction really is , let us sup- pose a bill made out by the Secretary of State for the Colonies , not only for the expenses of all the regiments serving in the colonies , but for ...
... colonies and India . Now , to show how great that distinction really is , let us sup- pose a bill made out by the Secretary of State for the Colonies , not only for the expenses of all the regiments serving in the colonies , but for ...
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