The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 17; Volume 64William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1891 |
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... land of preferment , his footing on which once gained he might pretend to her and to many other pleasant things at present beyond his reach . ( To be continued . ) . 32 THE POST - OFFICE IN CHINA . MANY writers THE NEW RECTOR . 31.
... land of preferment , his footing on which once gained he might pretend to her and to many other pleasant things at present beyond his reach . ( To be continued . ) . 32 THE POST - OFFICE IN CHINA . MANY writers THE NEW RECTOR . 31.
Page 32
... lands that the conduct of the correspondence of the people is one of the proper functions of Government . ' However true this may be of other countries , it is most cer- tainly not the case - nor ever has been the case - in the oldest ...
... lands that the conduct of the correspondence of the people is one of the proper functions of Government . ' However true this may be of other countries , it is most cer- tainly not the case - nor ever has been the case - in the oldest ...
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... considered to be the owner of the soil , the fruits of which he gave to his people . The land was divided among the families according to their size and requirements , and at the death of the head of the family the A FORGOTTEN RACE . 39.
... considered to be the owner of the soil , the fruits of which he gave to his people . The land was divided among the families according to their size and requirements , and at the death of the head of the family the A FORGOTTEN RACE . 39.
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... land being the only source of wealth , it was by these means made impossible for the powerful to become rich at the expense of the poor . We are also told that a man's wealth was estimated by his generosity to the needy . Life in those ...
... land being the only source of wealth , it was by these means made impossible for the powerful to become rich at the expense of the poor . We are also told that a man's wealth was estimated by his generosity to the needy . Life in those ...
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... land that when the Spaniards first landed they came and fed out of their hands . To kill an animal degraded a man ; the butcher was a reprieved criminal and an outcast , and lived apart , he and his assistants being supported by the ...
... land that when the Spaniards first landed they came and fed out of their hands . To kill an animal degraded a man ; the butcher was a reprieved criminal and an outcast , and lived apart , he and his assistants being supported by the ...
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