The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer |
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... never forgot , but used to speak of with delight to his intimate friends , when he himself had grown an old man . * Of the two daughters , Eleanor married Stephen Liddell , afterwards employed in the Locomotive " Factory in Newcastle ...
... never forgot , but used to speak of with delight to his intimate friends , when he himself had grown an old man . * Of the two daughters , Eleanor married Stephen Liddell , afterwards employed in the Locomotive " Factory in Newcastle ...
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... never acquire , and here Hawthorn beat him . At lifting heavy weights off the ground from between his feet , -by means of a bar of iron passed through them , the bar placed against his knees as a fulcrum , and then straightening the ...
... never acquire , and here Hawthorn beat him . At lifting heavy weights off the ground from between his feet , -by means of a bar of iron passed through them , the bar placed against his knees as a fulcrum , and then straightening the ...
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... never wearied of watching and inspecting it with devoted admiration . There is indeed a peculiar fascination about an engine , to the intelligent workman who watches and feeds it . It is al- most sublime in its untiring industry and ...
... never wearied of watching and inspecting it with devoted admiration . There is indeed a peculiar fascination about an engine , to the intelligent workman who watches and feeds it . It is al- most sublime in its untiring industry and ...
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... never neglecting small matters , but aiming at being a complete workman at all points ; thus gradually perfecting his own mechanical ca- pacity , and securing at the same time the respect of his fellow - workmen and the increased ...
... never neglecting small matters , but aiming at being a complete workman at all points ; thus gradually perfecting his own mechanical ca- pacity , and securing at the same time the respect of his fellow - workmen and the increased ...
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... the eggs were carefully turned every twelve hours , they never hatched . The eggs chipped , and some of them exhibited well - grown He chicks ; but none of the birds came forth alive CHAP . III . ] 31 SELF - CULTURE .
... the eggs were carefully turned every twelve hours , they never hatched . The eggs chipped , and some of them exhibited well - grown He chicks ; but none of the birds came forth alive CHAP . III . ] 31 SELF - CULTURE .
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