The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nationsClarendon Press, 1976 |
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... metals to give in exchange for it , he could easily proportion the quantity of the metal to the precise quantity of the commodity which he had immediate occasion for . Different metals have been made use of by different nations for this ...
... metals to give in exchange for it , he could easily proportion the quantity of the metal to the precise quantity of the commodity which he had immediate occasion for . Different metals have been made use of by different nations for this ...
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... metal in proportion to its bulk , but on account of the peculiar way in which nature produces it . Silver is very seldom found virgin , but , like most other metals , is generally mineralized with some other body , from which it is ...
... metal in proportion to its bulk , but on account of the peculiar way in which nature produces it . Silver is very seldom found virgin , but , like most other metals , is generally mineralized with some other body , from which it is ...
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... metals are likely to multiply beyond the demand , or to become gradually cheaper and cheaper . Why should we imagine that the precious metals are likely to do so ? The coarse metals , indeed , though harder , are put to much harder uses ...
... metals are likely to multiply beyond the demand , or to become gradually cheaper and cheaper . Why should we imagine that the precious metals are likely to do so ? The coarse metals , indeed , though harder , are put to much harder uses ...
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Corr Correspondence | 2 |
The Text and Apparatus | 61 |
CHAPTER III | 31 |
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