The Works of Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh: The nature and causes of the wealth of nationsT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 |
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... metal button , is fubdivided , are all of them much more fimple , and the dexterity of the perfon , of whofe life it has been the fole bufinefs to perform them , is usually much greater . The rapidity with which fome of the operations ...
... metal button , is fubdivided , are all of them much more fimple , and the dexterity of the perfon , of whofe life it has been the fole bufinefs to perform them , is usually much greater . The rapidity with which fome of the operations ...
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... metals above every other commodity . Metals can not only be kept with as little lofs as any other commodity , fcarce any thing being lefs perishable than they are , but they can likewise , without any lofs , be divided into any number ...
... metals above every other commodity . Metals can not only be kept with as little lofs as any other commodity , fcarce any thing being lefs perishable than they are , but they can likewise , without any lofs , be divided into any number ...
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... metals to give in exchange for it , he could eafily proportion the quantity of the metal to the precife quantity of the commodity which he had immediate occa- fion for . Different metals have been made ufe of by different nations for ...
... metals to give in exchange for it , he could eafily proportion the quantity of the metal to the precife quantity of the commodity which he had immediate occa- fion for . Different metals have been made ufe of by different nations for ...
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... metals . To prevent fuch abufes , to facilitate exchanges , and thereby to en courage all forts of industry and commerce , it has been found neceffary , in all countries that have made any confiderable advances towards improvement , to ...
... metals . To prevent fuch abufes , to facilitate exchanges , and thereby to en courage all forts of industry and commerce , it has been found neceffary , in all countries that have made any confiderable advances towards improvement , to ...
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... metals , feem in many cafes to have been intended to afcertain , what it was both most difficult and most important to afcer- tain , the goodness or fineness of the metal , and to have resembled the fterling mark which is at prefent ...
... metals , feem in many cafes to have been intended to afcertain , what it was both most difficult and most important to afcer- tain , the goodness or fineness of the metal , and to have resembled the fterling mark which is at prefent ...
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