...was created during the Reformation, and that it grew, but very slowly and by no means extensively, during the seventeenth century, and the first half of the eighteenth century. The great change in this respect has undoubtedly taken place since the accession of his present Majesty...

...Connecticut Legislature, but was all in vain, for that State became the home of circuses and circus-makers. During the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century there was little in New England that could properly receive the name of music. Musical instruments...

...disadvantages, for these made possible the survival of only the fittest. The prosperity of Holland during the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century was the result of the splendid qualities of her citizens. Amsterdam, at that time, became the emporium...

...had been abiding and born, within this our Realm of England, or any other of our said Dominions.32 During the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century, the North American colonies were essentially self-governing republics following the political and legal...

...those with less than 40.000 inhabitants, were treading water, if not actually in marginal decline, during the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century. He associates their plight with the growth of industry in the countryside, where cheaper labour, fewer...

...Encyclopedia contain articles on the subject, but these state that a monopoly on vodka existed in Russia "during the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century", without giving a precise date for its inception. The reference to the seventeenth century as the period...

...had been abiding and born, within this our Realm of England, or any other of our said Dominions.32 During the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century, the North American colonies were essentially self-governing republics following the political and legal...

...work is an invaluable source for beginning to trace books that were published in German speaking areas during the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century. It gives short titles, dates and places of publication, and usually the name of the publishers. Some...

...city perched on hilltops for reasons of defense, even though the lower town had grown considerably during the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century. The earthquake totally destroyed the city center and the royal summer palace by the river. The Marques...