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... give a great deal of unpleasant labour for very little profit in short they are like the calls of a Country Surgeon . These I shall give up without reluctance , except what relates to Mr. Pul- teney and Lady Bath and I have the pleasure ...
... give a great deal of unpleasant labour for very little profit in short they are like the calls of a Country Surgeon . These I shall give up without reluctance , except what relates to Mr. Pul- teney and Lady Bath and I have the pleasure ...
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... give early habits to young persons , in the practical operations they are to follow , it smooths their progress thro ' Life - give them the means of procuring , by Industry , an honest livelihood ; then if they have talents , let them ...
... give early habits to young persons , in the practical operations they are to follow , it smooths their progress thro ' Life - give them the means of procuring , by Industry , an honest livelihood ; then if they have talents , let them ...
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... give the effect of a separate flatter arch springing from a point some feet higher than the main one . The under side of the bridge instead of being part of a cylinder is convex . It was thought that this form would give a freer passage ...
... give the effect of a separate flatter arch springing from a point some feet higher than the main one . The under side of the bridge instead of being part of a cylinder is convex . It was thought that this form would give a freer passage ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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