If Holland, Venice, and hamburg had declined a dependence upon foreign countries for their support, they would always have remained perfectly inconsiderable states, and never could have risen to that pitch of wealth, power, and population, which distinguished the meridian of their career.
"Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country"
Thomas Malthus
Next day I arrived at the Palast Hotel, facing the Binnenalster, in hamburg, giving my name as Herr Richter.
"The Secrets of Potsdam"
William Le Queux
Come alone, and meet me to-morrow night at the Palast Hotel, in hamburg.
"The Secrets of Potsdam"
William Le Queux