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... continued up to the date of Pul- teney's death in 1805. His good opinion , ' he wrote , ' has always been a great satisfaction to me , and the more so , as it has neither been obtained nor preserved , by deceit , cringing , nor flattery ...
... continued up to the date of Pul- teney's death in 1805. His good opinion , ' he wrote , ' has always been a great satisfaction to me , and the more so , as it has neither been obtained nor preserved , by deceit , cringing , nor flattery ...
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The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. Bridge building continued . In the autumn of 1800 he wrote : ' We have had a remarkable dry Summer and Autumn . ' ' The dry Season has been against the working upon Canals , but it has ...
The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. Bridge building continued . In the autumn of 1800 he wrote : ' We have had a remarkable dry Summer and Autumn . ' ' The dry Season has been against the working upon Canals , but it has ...
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... continued his tour . The remainder of his long account need not be repeated . The days of his almost superhuman physical activity and endurance were clearly over , but at least Telford's mental output scarcely decreased . His liability ...
... continued his tour . The remainder of his long account need not be repeated . The days of his almost superhuman physical activity and endurance were clearly over , but at least Telford's mental output scarcely decreased . His liability ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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