 | Tobias Smollett - 1759 - 478 Seiten
...emiffaries, acted like a contagion. In five days the directors opened their books for a fubfcription of one million, at the rate of three hundred pounds for every hundred pounds capital. Perfons of all ranks crowded to the houfe in fuch a manner, that the firft fubfcription exceeded two... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 594 Seiten
...emifiaries, a^ted like a contagion. In five days the directors opened their books for a fubfcription of one million, at the -rate of three hundred pounds for every hundred pounds capital. Perfons of all ranks crowded to the houfe in iuch a manner, that the firft fubfcription exceeded two... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1803 - 498 Seiten
...English trade to the South Seas would be protected and enlarged : the directors of the company having opened their books for a subscription of one million, at the rate of 300 for 100 capital stock, such was t)ie eagerness of the multitude to subscribe, that in five days... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 582 Seiten
...the South Sea would be protected and enlarged. This rumour, diffused by hisemissarifs, acted like a contagion. In five days the directors opened their books for a subscription of on« million, at the rate of three hundred pounds for every hundred pounds capital. Persons of all... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1822 - 512 Seiten
...the South-sea would be protected and enlarged. This rumour, diffused by his emissaries, acted like a contagion. In five days the directors opened their...books for a subscription of one million, at the rate of-SOO/. for every 10O/. capital. Persons of all ranks crowded to the house in such a manner, that... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - 1824 - 568 Seiten
...places in Peru, by which means the English trade to the South-Sea would be protected and enlarged : the directors opened their books for a subscription...one million, at the rate of three hundred pounds for one hundred capital stock ; and such was the eagerness of the multitude to subscribe, that in five... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1825 - 656 Seiten
...South Sea would he protected and enlarged. This rumour, diffused by his emis•irics, acted like a Contagion. In five days the directors opened their...ranks crowded to the house in such a manner, that tbe first subscription exceeded two millions of original stock. In a few days this stock advanced to... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 512 Seiten
...the South-sea would be protected and enlarged. This rumour, diffused by his emissaries, acted like a contagion. In five days the directors opened their...for a subscription of one million, at the rate of 300/. for every 1001. capital. Persons of all ranks crowded to the house in such a manner, that the... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - 1827 - 568 Seiten
...places in Peru, by which mean? the English trade to the South-Sea would be protected and enlarged ; the directors opened their books for a subscription...one million, at the rate of three hundred pounds for one hundred, capital stock ; and such was the eagerness of the multitude to subscribe, that in five... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - 1827 - 546 Seiten
...places in Peru, by which means the English trade to the South-Sea would be protected and enlarged ; the directors opened their books for a subscription...of one million, at the rate of three hundred pounds fur one hundred, capital stock ; and such was the eagerness of the multitude to subscribe, that in... | |
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This rumour, diffused by his emissaries, acted like a contagion. In five days, the directors opened their books for a subscription of one million, at the rate of three hundred pounds for every hundred pounds capital. 
