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... occasions a considerable loss of time on a long journey , each stoppage for this purpose occupying from ten to fifteen minutes . To avoid such stoppages , larger tenders have been INTRODUCTION xvii provided , capable of carrying as much as.
... occasions a considerable loss of time on a long journey , each stoppage for this purpose occupying from ten to fifteen minutes . To avoid such stoppages , larger tenders have been INTRODUCTION xvii provided , capable of carrying as much as.
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... occasions his great delight to see the robins fed . At home he helped to nurse , and that with a careful hand , his younger brothers and sisters . One of his duties was to see that the other children were kept out of the way of the ...
... occasions his great delight to see the robins fed . At home he helped to nurse , and that with a careful hand , his younger brothers and sisters . One of his duties was to see that the other children were kept out of the way of the ...
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... occasion he lifted as much as sixty stones weight - a striking indication of his strength of bone and muscle . When the pit at Mid Mill was closed , George and his companion Coe were sent to work another pumping - engine erected near ...
... occasion he lifted as much as sixty stones weight - a striking indication of his strength of bone and muscle . When the pit at Mid Mill was closed , George and his companion Coe were sent to work another pumping - engine erected near ...
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... occasions , consisted chiefly in sending men and materials into the mine , and in drawing other men . and materials out . Most of the workmen enter the pit during the night shift , and leave it in the latter part of the day , whilst ...
... occasions , consisted chiefly in sending men and materials into the mine , and in drawing other men . and materials out . Most of the workmen enter the pit during the night shift , and leave it in the latter part of the day , whilst ...
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... occasion favoured with the shoes of his sweetheart to sole . One can imagine the pleasure with which he would linger over such a piece of work , and the pride with which he would execute it . A friend of his , still living , relates ...
... occasion favoured with the shoes of his sweetheart to sole . One can imagine the pleasure with which he would linger over such a piece of work , and the pride with which he would execute it . A friend of his , still living , relates ...
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Lives of the Engineers George and Robert Stephenson: The Locomotive Samuel Smiles, Jr No preview available - 2015 |
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