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... later life ever to have alluded to his efforts . And yet there is much worse poetry than his daily published and acclaimed . An early poem pub- lished in Ruddiman's Weekly Magazine in 1771 was addressed to Burns , whom he may at a later ...
... later life ever to have alluded to his efforts . And yet there is much worse poetry than his daily published and acclaimed . An early poem pub- lished in Ruddiman's Weekly Magazine in 1771 was addressed to Burns , whom he may at a later ...
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... ( later Lord Col- chester ) when he went to Ireland as Chief Secretary , and later , on Abbott's appointment to the Speakership , Clerk Assistant to the House of Commons . Was as such made secretary to the Highland Roads and Bridges ...
... ( later Lord Col- chester ) when he went to Ireland as Chief Secretary , and later , on Abbott's appointment to the Speakership , Clerk Assistant to the House of Commons . Was as such made secretary to the Highland Roads and Bridges ...
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... later he is writing retaliating - on one occasion demanding some formal quittance in writing - for , said he , ' With the present Board and Secretary , I have no doubt of protec- tion in all that's right - only it is prudent to leave as ...
... later he is writing retaliating - on one occasion demanding some formal quittance in writing - for , said he , ' With the present Board and Secretary , I have no doubt of protec- tion in all that's right - only it is prudent to leave as ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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