The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer |
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... proved of equal importance to other coun- tries , and been adopted by them to a large extent . In the United States , there are at present not less than 26,000 miles in active operation ; and when the Grank Trunk system of Canada has ...
... proved of equal importance to other coun- tries , and been adopted by them to a large extent . In the United States , there are at present not less than 26,000 miles in active operation ; and when the Grank Trunk system of Canada has ...
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... proved to many concerned in them , and mixed up though they have been with much fraud and folly , the debt which the public at large owe to railways cannot be disputed ; and after all temporary faults and blots have been admitted and ...
... proved to many concerned in them , and mixed up though they have been with much fraud and folly , the debt which the public at large owe to railways cannot be disputed ; and after all temporary faults and blots have been admitted and ...
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... proved . In those times the farmer and his servant did not stand so far apart , in point of social position , as they do now . Household servants were themselves generally the daughters of small farmers , and there was no great conde ...
... proved . In those times the farmer and his servant did not stand so far apart , in point of social position , as they do now . Household servants were themselves generally the daughters of small farmers , and there was no great conde ...
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... proved a failure , and that neither the master engineer nor any of the workmen in the neighbourhood could set her to rights . The engine went on fruitlessly pumping for nearly twelve months , and began to be looked on as a total failure ...
... proved a failure , and that neither the master engineer nor any of the workmen in the neighbourhood could set her to rights . The engine went on fruitlessly pumping for nearly twelve months , and began to be looked on as a total failure ...
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... proved , on true principles . The repairs occupied about four days , and by the following Wednesday , the engine was carefully put together again and set to work . It was kept pumping all Thursday , and by the Friday afternoon the pit ...
... proved , on true principles . The repairs occupied about four days , and by the following Wednesday , the engine was carefully put together again and set to work . It was kept pumping all Thursday , and by the Friday afternoon the pit ...
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