 | 1823 - 946 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1819 - 490 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...political greatness of our land. It w the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1819 - 780 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now ennables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1820 - 450 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 944 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are 'still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1823 - 944 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle in which we are still engaged, with the skill and capital of countries less oppressed with taxation. But these are poor and narrow... | |
 | 1824 - 610 pages
...political greatness of our land. It is the same great power which now enables us to pay the interest of our debt, and to maintain the arduous struggle...engaged against the skill and capital of all other countries." • Not twenty years have elapsed since the first steam-boat floated on the majestic waters... | |
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But these are poor and narrow views of its importance. It has increased indefinitely the mass of human comforts and enjoyments, and rendered cheap and accessible all over the world the materials of wealth and prosperity. 
