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The aggrandisement and national perfection of Great Britain : an humble proposal comprehending under one simple and practicable undertaking, without laying additional burdens upon the subject, the means of paying off the public debt of Great Britain within the space of thirty years; of perfecting the police of the Kingdom ... and securing the stability of the Empire upon a permanent solid basis : including the practical art of ameliorating land to the greatest advantage /

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Main Author:	Edwards, George, 1752-1823
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Debts, Public > Great Britain. Taxation > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Finance, Public > Great Britain > History > 1688-1815. Police > Great Britain. Great Britain > Economic conditions > 18th century. Great Britain > Appropriations and expenditures. Electronic books.
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