| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 pagine
...practical men. Mr Nicholas Wood, in his ' Treatise on Railroads,' says : ' It is far from my purpose to promulgate to the world that the ridiculous expectations,...professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist, will be realised, or that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty... | |
| John Francis (of the Bank of England.) - 1851 - 332 pagine
...hope, they tended to produce depression. Thus, " it is far from my wish," said Mr. Nicholas "Wood, "to promulgate to the world that the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiast speculator will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve,... | |
| Frederick Smeeton Williams - 1852 - 418 pagine
...speculations, and has left his disclaimer ou record in a published work. " It is far from my wish," said he, "to promulgate to the world that the ridiculous expectations,...enthusiastic speculatist will be realized, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty miles an hour. Nothing... | |
| William Chambers - 1854 - 560 pagine
...practical men. Mr Nicholas Wood, in his ' Treatise on Railroads,' says : ' It is far from my purpose to promulgate to the world that the ridiculous expectations,...professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist, will be realised, or that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty... | |
| E. D. Chattaway - 1855 - 154 pagine
...experience, in referring to the views of Stephenson, deliberately expressed himself in a pamphlet thus : " It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world...expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculator will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen,... | |
| E. D. Chattaway - 1856 - 184 pagine
...experience, in referring to the views of Stephen' son, deliberately expressed himself in a pamphlet thus : " It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world...expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculator will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1857 - 576 pagine
...speculations of the Scotsman as well as of his equally sanguine friend Stephenson, observed, — " It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world...expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculator will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1857 - 550 pagine
...speculations of the Scotsman as well as of his equally sanguine friend Stephenson, observed, — " It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world...ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiast speculator will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1858 - 590 pagine
...speculations of the Scotsman as well as of his equally sanguine friend Stephenson, observed, — " It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world...expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculator will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 384 pagine
...speculations of the Scotsman as well as of his equally sanguine friend Stephenson, observed : — " It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world...expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculator will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen,... | |
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