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... approbation . Samuel Smiles reports that a Scots farmer , asked how he liked the new Rennie - built bridge over the Esk on the high road to Edinburgh , replied , “ Brig ! It's nae brig ava ! Ye neither ken whan ye're 84 BRIDGES AND MEN.
... approbation . Samuel Smiles reports that a Scots farmer , asked how he liked the new Rennie - built bridge over the Esk on the high road to Edinburgh , replied , “ Brig ! It's nae brig ava ! Ye neither ken whan ye're 84 BRIDGES AND MEN.
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... asked Steinman to investigate . The man who had designed the bridge , E. K. Morse of Pittsburgh , was still living , and Steinman called on him as a matter of diplomacy . He found an octogenarian occupied chiefly in tying trout flies ...
... asked Steinman to investigate . The man who had designed the bridge , E. K. Morse of Pittsburgh , was still living , and Steinman called on him as a matter of diplomacy . He found an octogenarian occupied chiefly in tying trout flies ...
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... asked his way . After being directed , the stranger asked what the shoemaker would like in return . " A bridge over this river so I could cross it dryshod in flood times , " the shoemaker replied . " Come here next Sabbath morning , and ...
... asked his way . After being directed , the stranger asked what the shoemaker would like in return . " A bridge over this river so I could cross it dryshod in flood times , " the shoemaker replied . " Come here next Sabbath morning , and ...
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How Bridges Were Invented | 1 |
The Mighty Roman Arch | 7 |
The Engineer Vanishes from Europe but Appears in Asia | 19 |
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