Miscellaneous essays

William R. (William Rathbone) Greg

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BY W. R. GREG LONDON: TRUBNER & LUDGATE HILL.CO., 1882. reserved. CONTENTS. i. PACK ROCKS AHEAD AND HARBOURS OF REFUGE... 1 II. FOREIGN POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN IMPERIAL OR ECONOMIC] ...... 29 III. THE ECHO OF THE ANTIPODES .... 58 IV. A GRAVE PERPLEXITY BEFORE US . . .81 V. OBLIGATIONS OF THE SOIL..... 98 VI. THE RIGHT OF TAXESUSE OF A SURPLUS REMISSION; OR, AN ABUSE OF REVENUE .... VII. THE GREAT TWIN BRETHREN 149 IV CONTEXTS. VIII. I'AGE IS THE POPULAR IN POLITICS MORE JUST THANJUDGMENT THAT . 1will not be need,ago, enough, nearly enough. not to maintain our in theseheightonly present AHEAD AND OFROCKS HARBOURS REFUGE. 1 1 but to advancerespects, year by year. England's continued is her continuousprosperity dependent upon Her at the rate ofprogress. population augments about one cent, annum. If the ofper per well-being those numbers is to be her indus-secured,increasing trial must increase and herproduction pari passu, commerce and her must ahead in theexports go infuture as have done the She hasthey past. reached her wealth her in-present by maintaining dustrial It will not suffice to wheresupremacy. keep she is : she must continue to advance as she is used to do that to in front of the trade of theis,; keep world. But even this statement does not com- the whole of the Yearprise gravity position. our are at aby year imports increasing very rapid and those are and forrate, imports purchased paid by our Now of these a exports.

Sujets

• England
• France
• Peel
• Harrison
• Disraeli
• Napoléon III
• Martineau

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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BY
W. R. GREG
LONDON:
TRUBNER & LUDGATE HILL.CO.,
1882.
reserved.CONTENTS.
i.
PACK
ROCKS AHEAD AND HARBOURS OF REFUGE... 1
II.
FOREIGN POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN IMPERIAL OR
ECONOMIC] ...... 29
III.
THE ECHO OF THE ANTIPODES .... 58
IV.
A GRAVE PERPLEXITY BEFORE US . . .81
V.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE SOIL..... 98
VI.
THE RIGHT OF TAXESUSE OF A SURPLUS REMISSION; OR,
AN ABUSE OF REVENUE ....
VII.
THE GREAT TWIN BRETHREN 149IV CONTEXTS.
VIII.
I'AGE
IS THE POPULAR IN POLITICS MORE JUST THANJUDGMENT
THAT . 1<)1OF THE HIGHER OK! . .
I
IX.
HARRIET MARTINEAU . . . . .170
X.
VERIFY YOUR COMPASS ..... 20(5
XL
THE PROPHETIC ELEMENT IN THE tiOSl'ELS . . l^'l
XII.
MR FREDERIC HARRISON ON THE FUTURE LIFE
XIII.
CAN TRUTHS UK APPREHENDED WHICH CO1 LD NOT HAVE
IIEEN DISCOS ERKD'l