The Life of Joseph Locke: Civil EngineerR. Bentley, 1862 - Всего страниц: 366 |
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Стр. 157 - appliances" carried there by these gentlemen, there were none more striking, or important, than the ' navvies ' themselves. Following in the wake of their masters, when it was known that they had contracted for works in France, these men soon spread over Normandy ; where they became objects of interest to the community, not only by the peculiarity of their dress, but by their uncouth size, habits, and manners ; which formed so marked a contrast with those of the peasantry of that country. These men...
Стр. 123 - MOTIONS and Means, on land and sea at war With old poetic feeling, not for this, Shall ye, by Poets even, be judged amiss ! Nor shall your presence, howsoe'er it mar The loveliness of Nature, prove a bar To the Mind's gaining that prophetic sense Of future change, that point of vision, whence May be discovered what in soul ye are. In spite of all that beauty may disown In your harsh features, Nature doth embrace Her lawful offspring in Man's art...
Стр. 123 - Nor shall your presence, howsoe'er it mar, The loveliness of Nature, prove a bar To the Mind's gaining that prophetic sense Of future change, that point of vision, whence May be discovered what in soul ye are. In spite of all that beauty may disown In your harsh features, Nature doth embrace Her lawful offspring in Man's art ; and Time, Pleased with your triumphs o'er his brother Space, Accepts from your bold hands the proffered crown Of hope, and smiles on you with cheer sublime.
Стр. 121 - ... each scar : Now, for your shame, a Power, the Thirst of Gold, That rules o'er Britain like a baneful star, Wills that your peace, your beauty, shall be sold, And clear way made for her triumphal car Through the beloved retreats your arms enfold ! Heard YE that Whistle ? As her long-linked Train Swept onwards, did the vision cross your view ! Yes, ye were startled ; — and, in balance true, Weighing the mischief with the promised gain, Mountains, and Vales, and Floods, I call on you To share...
Стр. 121 - Proud were ye Mountains, when, in times of old, Your patriot sons, to stem invasive war, Intrenched your brows; ye gloried in each scar, Now for your shame, a Power, the thirst of Gold, That rules o'er Britain like a baneful star, Wills that your peace, your beauty, shall be sold, And clear way made for her triumphal car.
Стр. 121 - Mid his paternal fields at random thrown? Baffle the threat, bright Scene, from Orresthead Given to the pausing traveller's rapturous glance: Plead for thy peace, thou beautiful romance Of nature; and, if human hearts be dead, Speak, passing winds; ye torrents, with your strong And constant voice, protest against the wrong.
Стр. 55 - But, as the rotative motion is produced in that machine by the impulse given to the crank in the descent of the foot only, and...
Стр. 121 - It happens, I believe, that the intended railway would " pass through this little property, and I hope that an apology for the answer " will not be thought necessary by one who enters into the strength of the feeling.
Стр. 80 - Railway, though its actual cost, £1,200,000, amounted to more than twice its early estimate (£510,000), realized £82,500 per annum, which was £20,000 more than the most sanguine of its projectors had, even in the cheeriest moments, been led to expect. The directors had estimated their principal profits from goods traffic, relying little upon the transit of travellers. But the railway had scarcely been opened before it carried, on an average, about 600 passengers, a day, and five years after the...
Стр. 55 - ... which passed through my mind, none appeared so likely to answer the purpose as the application of the crank in the manner of the common turning lathe (an invention of great merit, of which the humble inventor, and even its era, are unknown).