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Canals were projected all over the country and in every direction ; and engineering ingenuity was directed to overcoming the physical difficulties presented by a hilly country , with a success that was at times too dearly bought .
Canals were projected all over the country and in every direction ; and engineering ingenuity was directed to overcoming the physical difficulties presented by a hilly country , with a success that was at times too dearly bought .
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30 A letter written many years afterwards explains the mystery* At Inverness I was surprised with a letter from James Douglass announcing his successful career in France.- I am not surprised at it , he was peculiarly fitted for that ...
30 A letter written many years afterwards explains the mystery* At Inverness I was surprised with a letter from James Douglass announcing his successful career in France.- I am not surprised at it , he was peculiarly fitted for that ...
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to their unbroken collaboration was due the successful completion of the Highland works . ... 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 ...
to their unbroken collaboration was due the successful completion of the Highland works . ... 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 ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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