The Quarterly Review, Volume 139William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1875 |
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Page 66
... present day not only barely meets , or falls somewhat short of the exigencies of existing cultivation , but is absolutely inadequate to the one , and , but for this , practicable enlargement of its limits . Certain , too , that the ...
... present day not only barely meets , or falls somewhat short of the exigencies of existing cultivation , but is absolutely inadequate to the one , and , but for this , practicable enlargement of its limits . Certain , too , that the ...
Page 67
... present easy mode of life , ' hopes that this class will continue to increase , ' as certain to contribute sensibly to the agricultural prosperity of the island ; ' in a word , looks confidently forward to the progressive diminution of ...
... present easy mode of life , ' hopes that this class will continue to increase , ' as certain to contribute sensibly to the agricultural prosperity of the island ; ' in a word , looks confidently forward to the progressive diminution of ...
Page 70
... present of the negro . We have risked pro- lixity on his account , partly because in him must foremost be sought the solution of the Jamaica riddle , the great labour problem ; partly also because he in particular , of all members of ...
... present of the negro . We have risked pro- lixity on his account , partly because in him must foremost be sought the solution of the Jamaica riddle , the great labour problem ; partly also because he in particular , of all members of ...
Page 71
... with more than counterbalancing advantages , cannot fail to follow before long ; railroads will run , not as at present , from Kingston to Spanish Town or Old Har- bour bour only , but will extend their network over the Jamaica . 71.
... with more than counterbalancing advantages , cannot fail to follow before long ; railroads will run , not as at present , from Kingston to Spanish Town or Old Har- bour bour only , but will extend their network over the Jamaica . 71.
Page 73
... present the scholars in the educational field are indeed plenteous , but the masters are less than few . We had heard it so often , and so confidently asserted by men of science and men without , that the coloured classes are un ...
... present the scholars in the educational field are indeed plenteous , but the masters are less than few . We had heard it so often , and so confidently asserted by men of science and men without , that the coloured classes are un ...
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