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On 16th December 1803 , was born his only son Robert , who lived to be at the
head of the railway engineering profession . But before either George or his son
could arrive at distinction , there was not a little to be done . As a brakesman ...
On 16th December 1803 , was born his only son Robert , who lived to be at the
head of the railway engineering profession . But before either George or his son
could arrive at distinction , there was not a little to be done . As a brakesman ...
Side 18
If I , sir , had bothered my head with such things when at your age , I should not
have been where I am now . ' With this love of simplicity , and universally
respected , George Stephenson closed his useful career . He died 12th August
1848 ...
If I , sir , had bothered my head with such things when at your age , I should not
have been where I am now . ' With this love of simplicity , and universally
respected , George Stephenson closed his useful career . He died 12th August
1848 ...
Side 23
By feeble signs he pointed to his head as the seat of some fatal injury , of which
no external trace could , however , be descried ; but the effects of it were manifest
in his limbs , which , on their attempting to raise him , bent utterly powerless ...
By feeble signs he pointed to his head as the seat of some fatal injury , of which
no external trace could , however , be descried ; but the effects of it were manifest
in his limbs , which , on their attempting to raise him , bent utterly powerless ...
Side 24
Do you wish me dead when you speak so , Maurice ? ' she would sobbingly reply
to these heart - rending lamentations . ' Do you think I could stay upon earth if you
go and leave me ? I sometimes think I am going too , for my poor head throbs ...
Do you wish me dead when you speak so , Maurice ? ' she would sobbingly reply
to these heart - rending lamentations . ' Do you think I could stay upon earth if you
go and leave me ? I sometimes think I am going too , for my poor head throbs ...
Side 25
... gave him in return the important information , that , in consequence of a splinter
from a shell at the battle of Eylau , he had himself been two years entirely
deprived of the use of his limbs , and subject to spasms in the head , which had
nearly ...
... gave him in return the important information , that , in consequence of a splinter
from a shell at the battle of Eylau , he had himself been two years entirely
deprived of the use of his limbs , and subject to spasms in the head , which had
nearly ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Bind 1–2 Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, William Chambers |
| Redaktører | William Chambers, Robert Chambers |
| Udgiver | Lippincott, 1869 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Illinois ved Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitaliseret | 12. aug 2016 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |