The history of England, from the accession of James the Second (1914) (14596492008)

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Title: The history of England, from the accession of James the Second
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859 Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936
Subjects: Great Britain -- History James II, 1685-1688 Great Britain -- History William and Mary, 1689-1702
Publisher: London : Macmillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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immense gains, sprang into existence; the Insurance Company,the Paper Company, the Lutestring Company, the Pearl Fishery Com-pany, the Glass Bottle Company, the Alum Company, the Blythe CoalCompany, the Sword blade Company. There was a Tapestry Company,which would soon furnish pretty hangings for all the parlours of themiddle class and for all the bedchambers of the higher. There was aCopper Company, which proposed to explore the mines of England, andheld out a hope that they would prove not less valuable than those ofPotosi. There was a Diving Company, which undertook to bring upprecious effects from shipwrecked vessels, and which announced that ithad laid in a stock of wonderful machines resembling complete suits ofarmour. In front of the helmet was a huge glass eye like that of Poly-phemus ; and out of the crest w^ent a pipe through which the air was tobe admitted. The whole process was exhibited on the Thames. Finegentlemen and fine ladies were invited to the show, were hospitably
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