Knowledge is PowerBell and Daldy, 1866 - 426 pages |
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Page 89
... houses , inhabited by a population of 25,000 males and females . The houses of the better class , those rented at ten pounds a year and upwards , are commonly built of brick , CHAP . VIII . 89 Colchester in the Present Day .
... houses , inhabited by a population of 25,000 males and females . The houses of the better class , those rented at ten pounds a year and upwards , are commonly built of brick , CHAP . VIII . 89 Colchester in the Present Day .
Page 90
... females are decently dressed , having a con- stant change of linen , and gowns of various patterns and degrees of fineness . Some , even of the humbler classes , are not thought to exceed the proper appearance of their station if they ...
... females are decently dressed , having a con- stant change of linen , and gowns of various patterns and degrees of fineness . Some , even of the humbler classes , are not thought to exceed the proper appearance of their station if they ...
Page 203
... female drudges of every household . The follow- ing description by a clergyman of the district seems to carry us back to past ages of uncivilization : 666 " During winter there are from six to eight spouts , some half a mile , some a ...
... female drudges of every household . The follow- ing description by a clergyman of the district seems to carry us back to past ages of uncivilization : 666 " During winter there are from six to eight spouts , some half a mile , some a ...
Page 209
... females . A power equal to that of 300,000 horses , of which 18,500 was water - power , drove the machinery which quick eyes and active fingers guided and governed . Among other offices performed by this giant force was the twirling of ...
... females . A power equal to that of 300,000 horses , of which 18,500 was water - power , drove the machinery which quick eyes and active fingers guided and governed . Among other offices performed by this giant force was the twirling of ...
Page 216
... females and the children of families , whose condition is always de- graded when clothing is scanty . The power of procuring cheap clothing for themselves , and for their children , has a tendency to raise the condition of females more ...
... females and the children of families , whose condition is always de- graded when clothing is scanty . The power of procuring cheap clothing for themselves , and for their children , has a tendency to raise the condition of females more ...
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