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... person who has any taste for Poetry must be enchanted with it . ' 15 They were laborious and abstemious days , and he spared nothing to perfect himself in his profession . Diligently and with complete confidence he prepared himself for ...
... person who has any taste for Poetry must be enchanted with it . ' 15 They were laborious and abstemious days , and he spared nothing to perfect himself in his profession . Diligently and with complete confidence he prepared himself for ...
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... persons who have volunteered their Services ; in fact , the profession has more candidates than can be employed ; the ... person who believes it pos- sible to find a short and hasty path to distinction , has been shewn to be otherwise ...
... persons who have volunteered their Services ; in fact , the profession has more candidates than can be employed ; the ... person who believes it pos- sible to find a short and hasty path to distinction , has been shewn to be otherwise ...
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... person who is forced to bring it before them ; and who himself at the beginning was forced into the service of the Canal , when his own opinion of its success was openly declared not to be favourable . Even the Duke of Wellington ...
... person who is forced to bring it before them ; and who himself at the beginning was forced into the service of the Canal , when his own opinion of its success was openly declared not to be favourable . Even the Duke of Wellington ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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