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Side 2
Amiable in disposition , he was fond of animals , and loved to tell stories of one
kind or other , which made him a great favourite with young persons . Mabel , his
wife , good ' canny Mabel , ' is reported to have been a woman of a thoughtful ...
Amiable in disposition , he was fond of animals , and loved to tell stories of one
kind or other , which made him a great favourite with young persons . Mabel , his
wife , good ' canny Mabel , ' is reported to have been a woman of a thoughtful ...
Side 10
... a Cornish tin - miner , and a clever but somewhat eccentric person . He made a
steam - carriage to run on common roads or rails in 1802 , and exhibited it in the
metropolis . Improving on this , he , in 1804 , completed a locomotive to draw ...
... a Cornish tin - miner , and a clever but somewhat eccentric person . He made a
steam - carriage to run on common roads or rails in 1802 , and exhibited it in the
metropolis . Improving on this , he , in 1804 , completed a locomotive to draw ...
Side 14
On the memorable day , a train was formed of eight locomotives and twenty -
eight carriages , in which were seated the eminent visitors and other persons
present on the occasion , to the number of 600. The Northumbrian , one of the
most ...
On the memorable day , a train was formed of eight locomotives and twenty -
eight carriages , in which were seated the eminent visitors and other persons
present on the occasion , to the number of 600. The Northumbrian , one of the
most ...
Side 18
Though often invited to the houses of persons of distinction , he acknowledged
he had no wish to figure in what he called fine ... I hope you will excuse me ; I am
a plain - spoken person , and I am sorry to see a nice - looking , and rather clever
...
Though often invited to the houses of persons of distinction , he acknowledged
he had no wish to figure in what he called fine ... I hope you will excuse me ; I am
a plain - spoken person , and I am sorry to see a nice - looking , and rather clever
...
Side 31
The poor girl thought it a dream when thus summoned to enjoy honours reserved
in her simple ideas for persons of rank alone ; and could scarce comprehend
when assured that it was the very obscurity of her station which enhanced her
merit ...
The poor girl thought it a dream when thus summoned to enjoy honours reserved
in her simple ideas for persons of rank alone ; and could scarce comprehend
when assured that it was the very obscurity of her station which enhanced her
merit ...
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