The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 42
The tale of suffering is told with a candour and ingenuousness extremely
captivating , and in a spirit of moderation and forbearance towards his
persecutors which increases our sympathy for the writer . In addition to the
personal narrative ...
The tale of suffering is told with a candour and ingenuousness extremely
captivating , and in a spirit of moderation and forbearance towards his
persecutors which increases our sympathy for the writer . In addition to the
personal narrative ...
Page 72
To what are we to attribute this astonishing increase ? What , ' asked the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in his late speech , " has given us this advantage ?
Our geographical position and the character of our people are great advantages ;
but ...
To what are we to attribute this astonishing increase ? What , ' asked the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in his late speech , " has given us this advantage ?
Our geographical position and the character of our people are great advantages ;
but ...
Page 78
As the manufacture extended , the Sussex woods became unable to meet the
increasing demand upon them for fuel . To make a ton of pig - iron required four
loads of timber converted into charcoal ; and to make a ton of bar - iron required ...
As the manufacture extended , the Sussex woods became unable to meet the
increasing demand upon them for fuel . To make a ton of pig - iron required four
loads of timber converted into charcoal ; and to make a ton of bar - iron required ...
Page 79
To increase the power of his water - wheels of twenty - four feet diameter , he set
up a * fire - engine " ( i . e . , an old atmospheric steam - engine ) , to raise water
from under the lowest and send it to the upper pond , which supplied water to the
...
To increase the power of his water - wheels of twenty - four feet diameter , he set
up a * fire - engine " ( i . e . , an old atmospheric steam - engine ) , to raise water
from under the lowest and send it to the upper pond , which supplied water to the
...
Page 82
... other ironmasters followed the example , and the use of the material has
steadily increased down to the present time ... The rapid increase in the iron -
trade of Scotland is , however , principally attributable to the invention of the Hot -
blast by ...
... other ironmasters followed the example , and the use of the material has
steadily increased down to the present time ... The rapid increase in the iron -
trade of Scotland is , however , principally attributable to the invention of the Hot -
blast by ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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