 | Samuel Smiles - 1865 - 556 lapas
...Broseley, 14th July, 1787, Mr. Wilkinson says, "Yesterday week my iron boat was launched,—answers all my expectations, and has convinced the unbelievers, who were 999 in 1000. It will be only a nine days' wonder, and afterwards a Columbus's egg." In another letter, dated... | |
 | John Randall - 1879 - 368 lapas
...account of the event in a letter to Mr. Stockdale : " Broseley, 17th July, 1787. " Yesterday week my iron boat was launched ; it answers all my expectations, and has convinced the unbelievers who were 99i) in 1,000. It will be a nine days wonder and then be like Columbus's egg-" Wilkinson went on building... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1884 - 410 lapas
...his, dated the 14th July, 1787, the original of which we have seen, he writes : — "Yesterday week my iron boat was launched. It answers all my expectations,...and has convinced the unbelievers, who were 999 in 1000. It will be only a nine days' wonder, and afterwards a Columbus's egg." It was, however, more... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1885 - 416 lapas
...fcis, dated the 14th of July, 1787, the original of which we have seen, he writes : "Yesterday week my iron boat was launched. It answers all my expectations, and has convinced the unbelievers, who were nine hundred and ninety-nine in one thousand. It will be only a nine-days' wonder, and afterwards a... | |
 | James Atkins - 1892 - 436 lapas
...Museum struck in copper. In a letter dated July 14, 1787, Mr. John Wilkinson says : " Yesterday week my iron boat was launched. It answers all my expectations...and has convinced the unbelievers, who were 999 in 1000. It will be only a nine days' wonder and afterwards a Columbus's Egg." Barge, 1792. 252. 0: A... | |
 | 1887 - 606 lapas
...barge, of which Wilkinson wrote in a letter dated Broseley, July 17th, 1787: — " Yesterday week my iron boat was launched ; it answers all my expectations,...and has convinced the unbelievers, who were 999 in 1,000. It will be a nine days' wonder, and then be like Columbus's egg." Wilkinson went on building... | |
 | R. J. Cornewall-Jones - 1898 - 608 lapas
...letter written by him on July 14, 1787, to a Mr. James Stockdale, of Carke, he says, " Yesterday week my iron boat was launched ; it answers all my expectations,...and has convinced the unbelievers, who were 999 in 1000." In another part of his letter Wilkinson observes "that he expects his coinage will be out shortly... | |
 | Joseph Wickham Row - 1916 - 422 lapas
...1904. launched the first iron vessel and in a letter dated July 14, 1787, says : Yesterday week my iron boat was launched. It answers all my expectations,...unbelievers who were 999 in a thousand. It will be only a nine days wonder, and then be like Columbus 's egg.4 In another letter written a little over a year... | |
 | Joseph Wickham Roe - 1916 - 422 lapas
...in a letter dated July 14, 1787, says : Yesterday week my iron boat was launched. It answers all ray expectations, and has convinced the unbelievers who were 999 in a thousand. It will be only a nine days wonder, and then be like Columbus 's egg.4 In another letter written a little over a year... | |
 | Joseph Wickham Roe - 1916 - 416 lapas
...1904. launched the first iron vessel and in a letter dated July 14, 1787, says : Yesterday week my iron boat was launched. It answers all my expectations, and has convinced the unbelievers who were 999 hi a thousand. It will be only a nine days wonder, and then be like Columbus 's egg.4 In another letter... | |
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Yesterday week my iron boat was launched. It answers all my expectations, and has convinced the unbelievers who were 999 in a thousand. It will be only a nine days... 
