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Page 69
The foreign trade of Britain then fell almost entirely into the hands of the German merchants , whom Pennant styles ' our masters in the art of commerce . ' They were first known among us as the Esterlings - the name still surviving in ...
The foreign trade of Britain then fell almost entirely into the hands of the German merchants , whom Pennant styles ' our masters in the art of commerce . ' They were first known among us as the Esterlings - the name still surviving in ...
Page 71
Before the reign of Henry VIII . the carrying trade of England was almost entirely conducted in foreign vessels . Even the royal navy consisted principally of ships hired from the Venetians , Genoese , the Hanse Towns , and other ...
Before the reign of Henry VIII . the carrying trade of England was almost entirely conducted in foreign vessels . Even the royal navy consisted principally of ships hired from the Venetians , Genoese , the Hanse Towns , and other ...
Page 72
Thus , in little more than a century , the former state of things has become entirely reversed . In 1731 , Joshua Gee stated that England was the best customer in Europe for the iron of Sweden and Russia , importing from those countries ...
Thus , in little more than a century , the former state of things has become entirely reversed . In 1731 , Joshua Gee stated that England was the best customer in Europe for the iron of Sweden and Russia , importing from those countries ...
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... Scotland was almost entirely dependent on foreign countries for its supply of iron . In ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back ...
... Scotland was almost entirely dependent on foreign countries for its supply of iron . In ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back ...
Page 82
... was so entirely contrary to the received notions on the subject , that it was with the greatest difficulty that he could persuade any ironmaster to allow him to make the necessary experiments with blast furnaces actually in work .
... was so entirely contrary to the received notions on the subject , that it was with the greatest difficulty that he could persuade any ironmaster to allow him to make the necessary experiments with blast furnaces actually in work .
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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