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... and Co.'s Circular , 1802 Sherris Sack ' -Mr . Ballantyne's Description — Mr . Duff— Table of Consumption since 1831 - Prices , & c . , from 1787 to 1863 . 199 CONTENTS . xi CHAPTER V. SOUTH - EAST OF SPAIN X CONTENTS .
... and Co.'s Circular , 1802 Sherris Sack ' -Mr . Ballantyne's Description — Mr . Duff— Table of Consumption since 1831 - Prices , & c . , from 1787 to 1863 . 199 CONTENTS . xi CHAPTER V. SOUTH - EAST OF SPAIN X CONTENTS .
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Thomas George Shaw. CONTENTS . xi CHAPTER V. SOUTH - EAST OF SPAIN , BARCELONA , ETC. Gibraltar - Sir David Wilkie - Smuggling - Malaga - Old Mountain— Almeria - Carthagena - The Old Guide — Pobre España - Alicante- Valencia - Barcelona ...
Thomas George Shaw. CONTENTS . xi CHAPTER V. SOUTH - EAST OF SPAIN , BARCELONA , ETC. Gibraltar - Sir David Wilkie - Smuggling - Malaga - Old Mountain— Almeria - Carthagena - The Old Guide — Pobre España - Alicante- Valencia - Barcelona ...
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... Spain . Such designations prove what influence names are sup- posed to possess in this country . The Ebro ' may , of course , be the cheap coarse wine from that quar- ter ; but , as 5s . of the quotation is duty , perhaps it is softened ...
... Spain . Such designations prove what influence names are sup- posed to possess in this country . The Ebro ' may , of course , be the cheap coarse wine from that quar- ter ; but , as 5s . of the quotation is duty , perhaps it is softened ...
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... Spain , as also out of Almaine and out of Candia , great quantity of the best that grow in those parts . ' In Scotland it was often so abundant that , upon the arrival of ships at Leith from Bordeaux , casks were placed on wheelbarrows ...
... Spain , as also out of Almaine and out of Candia , great quantity of the best that grow in those parts . ' In Scotland it was often so abundant that , upon the arrival of ships at Leith from Bordeaux , casks were placed on wheelbarrows ...
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... Spain and Portugal contains a greater quantity of alcohol than that of some parts of our country ? Not at all . They have not more spirit than some of the growths of the Roussillon , and other districts in the south , which are ...
... Spain and Portugal contains a greater quantity of alcohol than that of some parts of our country ? Not at all . They have not more spirit than some of the growths of the Roussillon , and other districts in the south , which are ...
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