 | 1860 - 552 oldal
...speak in plain English, the steamcarriage, may delude for a time ; hut must end in the mortification of those concerned. . . We should as soon expect the...Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congrevc's ricochet rockets, as trW themselves to the mercy of such a machhif, going at such a rate."... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1858 - 590 oldal
...flying off or breaking of awheel. But, with all RAILWAY SYSTEM AND ITS RESULTS. 543 these assurances, we should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congrcve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine, going at such a rate."... | |
 | 1858 - 836 oldal
...and ridiculous than the prospect held out of locomotives travelling twice as fast as stage coaches ? We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upou one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 384 oldal
...travelling twice as fast as stage coaches ! We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to surfer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's...the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate. We will back old Father Thames against the Woolwich Eailway for any sum. We trust that Parliament will,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1859 - 312 oldal
...people of Woolwich to su:TfT themselves to be fired-off upon one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, &5 trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate. We will back old Father Thames against the Woolwich Railway for any sum. We trust that Parliament will,... | |
 | John Francis Maguire - 1860 - 502 oldal
...speculators to lous than the prospect held out . of locomotives travelling twice as fust as stage-coaches? We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to...the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate. We will back old Father Thames against the Woolwich railway for any sum. We trust that Parliament will,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 478 oldal
...palpably ridiculous than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches ! We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to...the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate. We will- back old Father Thames against the Woolwich Railway for any sum. We trust that Parliament... | |
 | Thomas Greenbury - 1860 - 154 oldal
...absurd and ridiculous, than the prospect held out of locomotive travelling twice as fast as coaches ? We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to...themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's richochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate. We will... | |
 | 1860 - 782 oldal
...and ridiculous than the prospects held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stage coaches ! We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Oongreve's ricochet rockets, as to put themselves at the mercy of such a machiue, going »t such a... | |
 | John Timbs - 1860 - 432 oldal
...palpably ridiculous than the prospect held out of locomotives travelling twice as fast as stagecoaches ! We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired-off upon one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine... | |
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We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate. 
