 | James Ewing Ritchie - 1866 - 936 pagine
...expectations that we should see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty miles. Nothing could do more harm towards their general adoption...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." Or let us quote the Quarterly Revieiv, which exclaimed — "What can be more palpably absurd and ridiculous,... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1862 - 584 pagine
...enthusiastic speculator, that we ' shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, ' eighteen, or twenty miles an hour. Nothing could do more ' harm...improvement than ' the [promulgation of such nonsense.' And The Quarterly Revieio exclaimed : — ' What can be more palpably absurd and ' ridiculous than... | |
 | David Bremner - 1869 - 554 pagine
...the world that the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense ! " It would be superfluous to point out how the " ridiculous expectations of the enthusiastic speculatist... | |
 | David Bremner - 1869 - 582 pagine
...the world that the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling...adoption and improvement than the promulgation of such nomeus*: ! " It would be superfluous to point out how the "ridiculous expectations of the enthusiastic... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1869 - 1026 pagine
...professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist will be realized, and that we shall sec engines traveling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, twenty miles...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." We do not require to point out that the "ridiculous expectations of the enthusiastic epeculatist" have... | |
 | 1872 - 594 pagine
...be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty miles an hour. Nothing could do more harm towards...adoption and improvement than the promulgation of such pernicious nonsense.' Scientific men generally denounced railroads as 'wild and visionary.' Poets,... | |
 | Frederick Smeeton Williams - 1883 - 548 pagine
...enthusiastic speculator that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty miles an hour. Nothing could do more harm towards...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." " I hate these infernal railways," said the energetic Colonel Sibthorpe, " as I hate the devil." Nor... | |
 | Frederick Smeeton Williams - 1884 - 548 pagine
...enthusiastic speculator that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, or twenty miles an hour. Nothing could do more harm towards...improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." " I hate these infernal railways," said the energetic Colonel Sibthorpe, " as I hate the devil." Nor... | |
 | American Railway Master Mechanics' Association - 1899 - 338 pagine
...see engines traveling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen and twenty miles an hour. Nothing can do more harm towards their general adoption and improvement than the promulgation of such nonsense." " As to those persons," said the Quarterly Rci'ieia, " who speculate on making railways generally throughout... | |
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It is far from my wish to promulgate to the world that the ridiculous expectations, or rather professions, of the enthusiastic speculatist, will be realised, and that we shall see engines travelling at the rate of twelve, sixteen, eighteen, twenty miles... 
