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... duties, upon a vast variety of commodities of their consumption, and some of which lay heavy upon objects necessary ... duty on the colonies; and this was declared to be little more than an experiment, and a foundation of future revenue ...
... duties, upon a vast variety of commodities of their consumption, and some of which lay heavy upon objects necessary ... duty on the colonies; and this was declared to be little more than an experiment, and a foundation of future revenue ...
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... duties on such articles; duties which have frequently been made the subject of popular complaint. The duty on candles; that on soap, paper, &c.; and that on hides. Average of net produce of duty on soap, &c., for eight years ending 1767 ...
... duties on such articles; duties which have frequently been made the subject of popular complaint. The duty on candles; that on soap, paper, &c.; and that on hides. Average of net produce of duty on soap, &c., for eight years ending 1767 ...
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... duty on candles for eight years ending 1767 L155,789 Average of ditto for eight years ending 1754 136,716 ———— Average increase L19,073 Average net produce of duty on hides, eight years, ending 1767 L189,216 Ditto eight years, ending ...
... duty on candles for eight years ending 1767 L155,789 Average of ditto for eight years ending 1754 136,716 ———— Average increase L19,073 Average net produce of duty on hides, eight years, ending 1767 L189,216 Ditto eight years, ending ...
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... duty, or that duty cannot be performed. The House of Commons can never be a control on other parts of government, unless they are controlled themselves by their constituents; and unless those constituents possess some right in the ...
... duty, or that duty cannot be performed. The House of Commons can never be a control on other parts of government, unless they are controlled themselves by their constituents; and unless those constituents possess some right in the ...
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... duty. That duty demands and requires, that what is right should not only be made known, but made prevalent; that what is evil should not only be detected, but defeated. When the public man omits to put himself in a situation of doing his ...
... duty. That duty demands and requires, that what is right should not only be made known, but made prevalent; that what is evil should not only be detected, but defeated. When the public man omits to put himself in a situation of doing his ...
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