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Page 55
... Nature was design'd . For as Ben Lomond ‡ o'er our hills , In towering grandeur stands , And lochs and rivers sees like rills , Descending through the lands . So rais'd by Heav'n o'er bustling men , Far round thy glance was thrown With ...
... Nature was design'd . For as Ben Lomond ‡ o'er our hills , In towering grandeur stands , And lochs and rivers sees like rills , Descending through the lands . So rais'd by Heav'n o'er bustling men , Far round thy glance was thrown With ...
Page 239
... nature of a horse - drawn tramway . Telford's connection with it is obscure . A company had been formed by Lords Dudley and Redesdale and others for the construction of a railway or tramroad from Strat- ford - upon - Avon in the county ...
... nature of a horse - drawn tramway . Telford's connection with it is obscure . A company had been formed by Lords Dudley and Redesdale and others for the construction of a railway or tramroad from Strat- ford - upon - Avon in the county ...
Page 326
... nature . Telford was appointed to advise them on all civil engineer- ing projects . The various works and projects are referred to separately . 1819. BURNHAM SALT MARSHES . Advised on a project for the enclosure and drainage of the ...
... nature . Telford was appointed to advise them on all civil engineer- ing projects . The various works and projects are referred to separately . 1819. BURNHAM SALT MARSHES . Advised on a project for the enclosure and drainage of the ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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