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... perhaps , that he had little time for friendships . In 1788 his duty as Surveyor brought him into touch with John Howard who came to inspect the reconstruc- tion of the County Gaol , and Telford's profound im- pressions of Howard's ...
... perhaps , that he had little time for friendships . In 1788 his duty as Surveyor brought him into touch with John Howard who came to inspect the reconstruc- tion of the County Gaol , and Telford's profound im- pressions of Howard's ...
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... perhaps a brief interlude in Telford's own life , when he himself too dabbled in ' man's perplexed affairs . ' For one very short period only does he seem to have taken the slightest interest in politics . It would perhaps have been ...
... perhaps a brief interlude in Telford's own life , when he himself too dabbled in ' man's perplexed affairs . ' For one very short period only does he seem to have taken the slightest interest in politics . It would perhaps have been ...
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... perhaps not without interest to You . And now my dear Friend I say nothing about my own posi- tion ; you know what a happy man a Ministre is in our days particularly when he is an honest one . For all that I am con- tented as I see my ...
... perhaps not without interest to You . And now my dear Friend I say nothing about my own posi- tion ; you know what a happy man a Ministre is in our days particularly when he is an honest one . For all that I am con- tented as I see my ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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