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... advantages they possess ; in particular their The improvement of roads and wheel carriages cannot be effectually accomplished without expence , and that judiciously laid out . At present , there is no fund , whence the cost of any ...
... advantages they possess ; in particular their The improvement of roads and wheel carriages cannot be effectually accomplished without expence , and that judiciously laid out . At present , there is no fund , whence the cost of any ...
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... advantage , be im- posed on the now existing facilities of in- dictment ; as well in the case of a single ma- gistrate , presenting on his view , as in that of other persons going , without any previous step , before a grand jury , and ...
... advantage , be im- posed on the now existing facilities of in- dictment ; as well in the case of a single ma- gistrate , presenting on his view , as in that of other persons going , without any previous step , before a grand jury , and ...
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... advantage , that bears these men through their determi nation , in carrying such weights on the tops of coaches , as are every day seen going out of town , and coming in . ' But the evil of outside passengers and pack- ages , attaches ...
... advantage , that bears these men through their determi nation , in carrying such weights on the tops of coaches , as are every day seen going out of town , and coming in . ' But the evil of outside passengers and pack- ages , attaches ...
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... advantage . The road to Bath also , fine as it is , might be greatly improved by an able engineer , and the advantage would be seen by great numbers of persons who may not have an opportunity of examining the other lines . It is ...
... advantage . The road to Bath also , fine as it is , might be greatly improved by an able engineer , and the advantage would be seen by great numbers of persons who may not have an opportunity of examining the other lines . It is ...
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... advantage of the rail - resistance to the moving power and in order ways being in the reduction of friction on the surface of the road . By the exclusive adoption of cylindrical broad wheels and flat roads , there would be a.saving of ...
... advantage of the rail - resistance to the moving power and in order ways being in the reduction of friction on the surface of the road . By the exclusive adoption of cylindrical broad wheels and flat roads , there would be a.saving of ...
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Page 783 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ...
Page 567 - Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
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Page 541 - That never set a squadron in the field, Nor the division of a battle knows More than a spinster...
Page 1001 - Corunna for a time had rendered indispensable to assume, the native and undaunted valour of British troops was never more conspicuous, and must have exceeded what even your own experience of that invaluable quality, so inherent in them, may have taught you to expect.
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