A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volumen2Carey & Hart, 1839 - 300 páginas |
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... labour of the poor animals , in dragging us constantly up hill , was most se- vere . The indifference of the proprietors of public convey- ances in America as to the safety of their passengers , can only be accounted for by the extreme ...
... labour of the poor animals , in dragging us constantly up hill , was most se- vere . The indifference of the proprietors of public convey- ances in America as to the safety of their passengers , can only be accounted for by the extreme ...
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... people who are born in a county live in it , and die in it , transmitting their scites of labour or of amusement to their descendants , generation after generation , without change : consequently , the provin- cialisms REMARKS, &c. &c. ...
... people who are born in a county live in it , and die in it , transmitting their scites of labour or of amusement to their descendants , generation after generation , without change : consequently , the provin- cialisms REMARKS, &c. &c. ...
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... labour . Orders to a vast extent are given , with a certainty that they will be executed with per- fect good faith ; and this system is continued year after year , proving that the confidence was deserved . " Now , after this admission ...
... labour . Orders to a vast extent are given , with a certainty that they will be executed with per- fect good faith ; and this system is continued year after year , proving that the confidence was deserved . " Now , after this admission ...
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... labour - was found too great an infliction , as , in many cases , it unsettled the reason , and ended in confirmed lu- nacy . Confinement , with the boon of light , but without employment , was productive of no good effect ; the cul ...
... labour - was found too great an infliction , as , in many cases , it unsettled the reason , and ended in confirmed lu- nacy . Confinement , with the boon of light , but without employment , was productive of no good effect ; the cul ...
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... labour with the robust , and punished if he did not perform as much . The flogging was very severe at Sing Sing . He once ventured to express his opinion that such was the case , and ( to prove the contrary he supposed ) they awarded ...
... labour with the robust , and punished if he did not perform as much . The flogging was very severe at Sing Sing . He once ventured to express his opinion that such was the case , and ( to prove the contrary he supposed ) they awarded ...
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A Diary in America, with Remarks on Its Institutions, Volumen2 Frederick Marryat Vista completa - 1839 |
A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volumen2 Frederick Marryat Vista completa - 1839 |
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