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" Peak, or one of his own carters ; but when he speaks all ears listen, and every mind is filled with wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs, which he binds up, embanking them with stones, which he gets out... "
The Wedgwoods: Being a Life of Josiah Wedgwood; with Notices of His Works ... - Page 174
by Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt - 1865 - 435 pages
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 484 pages
...wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs, which he binds up, embanking them with stones, which he gets out...the hill Yelden, on the side of which he has a pump, which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sucks through a pipe the damps that would...
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 pages
...wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs, which he binds up, embanking them with stones, which he gets out...the hill Yelden on the side of which he has a pump, which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sucks through a pipe the damps that would...
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The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes ...

George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 pages
...besides about a quarter of a mile into the hill Yelden on the side of which he has a pump, which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sucks through a pipe the damps that would annoy the men who are cutting towards the centre of the hill. The clay he cuts out serves for...
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 440 pages
...besides about a quarter of a mile into the hill Yelden, on the side of which he has a pump, which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sucks through a pipe the damps that would annoy the men who are cutting towards the centre of the hill. The clay he cuts out serves for...
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National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent ..., Volume 1; Volume 4

William Jerdan - 1834 - 410 pages
...wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs, which he binds up, embanking them with stones which he gets out of...the hill Yelden, on the side of which he has a pump which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sucks through a pipe the damps that would...
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National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the ...

William Jerdan - 1834 - 418 pages
...practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs, which he binds up, embanking them with stones which be gets out of other parts of the navigation ; besides...the hill Yelden, on the side of which he has a pump which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sacks through a pipe the damps that would...
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Memoirs of the Most Eminent American Mechanics: Also, Lives of Distinguished ...

Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 pages
...wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs which he binds up, embanking them with stones, which he gets out...the hill Yelden, on the side of which he has a pump, which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sucks through a pipe the damps that would...
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Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Its Pleasures and Rewards ..., Volume 1

1840 - 298 pages
...wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs, which he binds up, embanking them with stones, which he gets out of other parts of the navigation ; besides, he has penetrated about a quarter of a mile into the hill Yelden, on the side of which he has a pump,...
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Memoirs of the Most Eminent American Mechanics: Also, Lives of Distinguished ...

Henry Howe - 1844 - 524 pages
...wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs which he binds up, embanking them with- stones, which he gets out...navigation, besides about a quarter of a mile into the hill Telden, on the side of which he has a pump, which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which...
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The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties [by G.L. Craik].

George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 778 pages
...wonder at the things he pronounces to be practicable. He has cut a mile through bogs, which he binds up, embanking them with stones, which he gets out...the hill Yelden, on the side of which he has a pump, which is worked by water, and a stove, the fire of which sucks through a pipe the damps that would...
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