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... besides giving it a thorough revisal , to make considerable additions , which , I hope , may be found interesting and valuable . LONDON : October , 1864 . THOMAS GEORGE SHAW . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. GENERAL REMARKS . Wine Duties in.
... besides giving it a thorough revisal , to make considerable additions , which , I hope , may be found interesting and valuable . LONDON : October , 1864 . THOMAS GEORGE SHAW . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. GENERAL REMARKS . Wine Duties in.
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... interesting to others to know how the wine trade was carried on in times gone by . On the 14th of May , 1822 , began my acquaintance with the wine duties , and the manner of paying them , which was very different from the present mode ...
... interesting to others to know how the wine trade was carried on in times gone by . On the 14th of May , 1822 , began my acquaintance with the wine duties , and the manner of paying them , which was very different from the present mode ...
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... interesting and new that I offer no apology for giving here the following extracts : - I made acquaintance also with Mr. Christopher Smith , a very old wine merchant , who told me that when he had come to a state of manhood ( about the ...
... interesting and new that I offer no apology for giving here the following extracts : - I made acquaintance also with Mr. Christopher Smith , a very old wine merchant , who told me that when he had come to a state of manhood ( about the ...
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... interesting communications from good authorities in the wine trade . The other , from which he often quotes , is by Mr. Cyrus Ridding , who has devoted many years to the compilation of works upon wine , and has shown an amount of ...
... interesting communications from good authorities in the wine trade . The other , from which he often quotes , is by Mr. Cyrus Ridding , who has devoted many years to the compilation of works upon wine , and has shown an amount of ...
Page 70
... him ; he would leave the place at once , and never enter its doors again . ' In an interesting paper upon the improvement of society I sce : OLD Q. 71 Yet dukes and marquises , and earls 70 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
... him ; he would leave the place at once , and never enter its doors again . ' In an interesting paper upon the improvement of society I sce : OLD Q. 71 Yet dukes and marquises , and earls 70 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
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