Everything concerns them that affects the condition of countries or the solvency of Governments. The very spirit and temper of nations, rebellious or loyal, warlike or industrious, is canvassed in that busy mart. It is no exaggeration to say that the... The economy of capital, or Gold and trade. Amended ed - Pagina 123door Robert Hogarth Patterson - 1865 - 456 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1864 - 808 pagina’s
...temper of nations, rebellious or loyal, warlike or industrious, is canvassed in that busy mart. It is no exaggeration to say that the progress of mankind...they roll in ceaseless stream along the Strand and 2 B Fleet Street, — yield to the solicitations of the conductor who with uplifted finger calls out... | |
| 1864 - 808 pagina’s
...rebellious or loyal, warlike or industrious, is canvassed in that busy mart. It is no exaggeration to Fay that the progress of mankind is mirrored in the operations...suffer from the calamity. London is best seen from th« top of an omnibus. Hail one of those vehicles as they roll in ceaseless stream along the Strand... | |
| Henry Allon - 1865 - 574 pagina’s
...mankind is mirrored in the operations of this monetary metropolis. It is a city of money dealers — a sanctuary of Plutus ; a place where men think only...hive — and the whole world would feel the shock and Buffer from the calamity.' — ' Patterson,' pp. 121 — 3. Both the buildings in this neighbourhood... | |
| Edward Douglas Fawcett - 1893 - 464 pagina’s
...ignores his reef. Even their crassest egoisms are utilized. Patterson refers to the city of London as " a sanctuary of Plutus ; a place where men think only...accomplish more good than all our philanthropists." * The very self-seeking of capitalists, the very industrial development they have effected, is mediating... | |
| Edward Douglas Fawcett - 1909 - 484 pagina’s
...drains in good repair, or our railways, mines, and steamships in working order. The City of London is " a sanctuary of Plutus ; a place where men think only...accomplish more good than all our philanthropists." 1 And even the great egoists of history — men like Csesar, Napoleon, or Alexander — in the pursuit... | |
| Henry Allon - 1865 - 578 pagina’s
...mankind is mirrored in the operations of this monetary metropolis. It is a city of money dealers — a sanctuary of Plutus ; a place where men think only...would feel the shock and suffer from the calamity.' — ' Patterson,' pp. 121 — 3. Both the buildings in this neighbourhood and their inhabitants are... | |
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