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... wrote a series of letters full of dry humour and cynical wisdom that well deserve publica- tion in full . There was almost invariably a post- scriptum in which his advice was contained such as , in one to his eldest son Thomas ...
... wrote a series of letters full of dry humour and cynical wisdom that well deserve publica- tion in full . There was almost invariably a post- scriptum in which his advice was contained such as , in one to his eldest son Thomas ...
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... wrote on one occasion , ' are going pretty well on , particularly as even foreing people are not to well pleased with the business ; but I mind them as little as I take notice of them - the having been rather to sleepy when in time to ...
... wrote on one occasion , ' are going pretty well on , particularly as even foreing people are not to well pleased with the business ; but I mind them as little as I take notice of them - the having been rather to sleepy when in time to ...
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... wrote to a correspondent , his present employment will certainly inure him to habits of business , a most im- portant object for a youth to acquire at an early period of life , it smooths his progress and renders employment and ...
... wrote to a correspondent , his present employment will certainly inure him to habits of business , a most im- portant object for a youth to acquire at an early period of life , it smooths his progress and renders employment and ...
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Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
William Jessop Civil Engineer 17451814 | 32 |
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