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Englishmen's eyes open'd, or, All made to see, who are not resolv'd to be blind : being the excise controversy set in a new light : completely discuss'd upon the just principles of reasoning, and brought to a fair and demonstrative conclusion : between a landholder, and a merchant.

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Language:	English
Edition:	The 2nd ed.
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Excise tax > Great Britain. Internal revenue > Great Britain. Tobacco > Taxation > Great Britain. Great Britain > Commercial policy. Electronic books.
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