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He soon had the strong support of the most influential figures in the country ; and in the same year that he wrote so proudly describing his position there occurred a dramatic episode , in itself a matter of no great moment but one that ...
He soon had the strong support of the most influential figures in the country ; and in the same year that he wrote so proudly describing his position there occurred a dramatic episode , in itself a matter of no great moment but one that ...
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Fullest of matter without verbosity , ' was Lamb's description , and Manners like the husk of a cocoa nut , ' said Southey , ' but his inner nature like the milk within . ' With Telford he formed a close bond of union and to their ...
Fullest of matter without verbosity , ' was Lamb's description , and Manners like the husk of a cocoa nut , ' said Southey , ' but his inner nature like the milk within . ' With Telford he formed a close bond of union and to their ...
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... that in a business of the magnitude of the Caledonian Canal , in order as much as possible to ensure success and avoid blame , it is prudent and advisable to have every matter considered with great care before it is entered upon .
... that in a business of the magnitude of the Caledonian Canal , in order as much as possible to ensure success and avoid blame , it is prudent and advisable to have every matter considered with great care before it is entered upon .
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
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| Title | The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
| Author | Sir Alexander Gibb |
| Publisher | A. Maclehose & Company, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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