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Page 316
It is well known that the ingenuity of Brindley , as his novel task rose before him , was constantly displaying itself in devices for the avoidance or the better distribution of labour . It was perhaps fortunate that the duke possessed ...
It is well known that the ingenuity of Brindley , as his novel task rose before him , was constantly displaying itself in devices for the avoidance or the better distribution of labour . It was perhaps fortunate that the duke possessed ...
Page 479
... and the amount of aid from improved mechanical implements of husbandry that have been applied to co - operate with human labour ; and no theory or prejudice can hope to withstand the influence of this salutary movement .
... and the amount of aid from improved mechanical implements of husbandry that have been applied to co - operate with human labour ; and no theory or prejudice can hope to withstand the influence of this salutary movement .
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... no wet field within the vast area of the swampy shale - beds of our numerous coal formations that may not be permanently improved at a cost varying from 31. to 47. an acre , including the labour of cutting and filling the drains .
... no wet field within the vast area of the swampy shale - beds of our numerous coal formations that may not be permanently improved at a cost varying from 31. to 47. an acre , including the labour of cutting and filling the drains .
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A Description of the Canals and Railroads of | 5 |
IntimeMouvement LittérairePortraits 17891836 | 375 |
426 note omit Madame de St Aignan who was certainly saved | 426 |
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 73 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1843 |
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