 | Edmund Burke - 1849 - 1012 páginas
...made to go much faster, but we had better be moderate at the beginning. The Directors 245 —AUGUST. said I was quite right ; for if, when they went to...keep the engine down to ten miles an hour ; but it must be done, and 1 did my best. I had to place myself in the most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | 1844 - 950 páginas
...Liverpool, to plan a line to Manchester. I there pledged myself to attain a speed of ten miles an hour. 1 said I had no doubt the locomotive might be made to...keep the engine down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | 1848 - 634 páginas
...when they went to parliament, I talked of going at a greater rate than ten miles an hour, I should put a cross on the concern. It was not an easy task...keep the engine down to ten miles an hour, but it must he done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | 1844 - 742 páginas
...to Parliament, 1 talked of going at a greater rate than ten wiles an hour, 1 should put a cross upon the concern. It was not an easy task for me to keep the engine down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, and 1 did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions—... | |
 | 1848 - 640 páginas
...a greater rate than ten miles an hour, I should pin a cross on the concern. It was not an easy lask for me to keep the engine down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | Richard Winter Hamilton - 1845 - 372 páginas
...the following animadversions. at nights we worked together at our engineering. I got leave to go to Killingworth to lay down a railway at Hetton, and...keep the engine down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | Richard Winter Hamilton - 1845 - 378 páginas
...engineering. I got leave to go to Killingworth to lay down a railway at Hetton, and next to Darliugton ; and after that I went to Liverpool, to plan a line...keep the engine down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | 1845 - 862 páginas
...said Mr Stcphenson, in the above-quoted speech, 'I went to Liverpool to plan a line to Manchester, I pledged myself to attain a speed of ten miles an hour....keep the engine down to ten miles an hour ; but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself iu that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | Richard Winter Hamilton - 1845 - 376 páginas
...to Liverpool, to plan a line to Mancheater. I there pledged myself to attain a speed of ten miles au hour. I said I had no doubt the locomotive might be...keep the engine down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
 | 1845 - 854 páginas
...miles an hour. I said I had no doubt the locomotive might be made to go much faster, but we had tetter be moderate at the beginning. The directors said I...keep the engine down to ten miles an hour ; but it must be done, and I did my best. I had to place myself in that most unpleasant of all positions —... | |
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I there pledged myself to attain a speed of ten miles an hour. 1 said I had no doubt the locomotive might be made to go much faster, but we had better be moderate at the beginning. The directors said I was quite right ; for if, when they went to Parliament,... 
