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... says within himself " O might I but rest in this spot and never more go three miles from home I should be happy " --but he is now entangled in so extensive a plan , that he says he is doubtful that he shall ever be able to accomplish it ...
... says within himself " O might I but rest in this spot and never more go three miles from home I should be happy " --but he is now entangled in so extensive a plan , that he says he is doubtful that he shall ever be able to accomplish it ...
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... says he is sending Priestley to see your pat- tern Canal , which I do not cease praising , ' and in 1829 again says , ' I congratulate you on the successful open- ing of the passage through the Deep Cutting - it is quite an Era in ...
... says he is sending Priestley to see your pat- tern Canal , which I do not cease praising , ' and in 1829 again says , ' I congratulate you on the successful open- ing of the passage through the Deep Cutting - it is quite an Era in ...
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... says : ' MY DEAR SIR , I have during the last fortnight , been constantly en- gaged with experiments respecting the ... say , that the results confirm your Statements respecting what has been experienced upon the Paisley Canal ...
... says : ' MY DEAR SIR , I have during the last fortnight , been constantly en- gaged with experiments respecting the ... say , that the results confirm your Statements respecting what has been experienced upon the Paisley Canal ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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