 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...  Congressional Serial Set - 第 46 頁1937完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Samuel Smiles - 1865 - 556 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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 頁
...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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