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Excerpt from Guide to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Historical, Topographical, and Statistical, Including Guides to Edinburgh and Glasgow: With an Appendix, Containing Miscellaneous Information Connected With the Most Popular Routes and Pleasure Tours Throughout the Kingdom
Triet peculiarly rich in subjects, calling forth his toric reminiscences of the loftiest character; and combining in its route a range of enchanting land scapes of such varied interest, as cannot be excelled, if equalled, in any country. By a series of works, - gigantic embankments, stupendous bridges, and terrific excavations, - unparalleled in the history of modern enterprize, the undaunted engineer has succeeded in producing a line of railway, unrival led in the superiority of its gradients, while the curves and deflections from a rectilineal course are neither abrupt nor frequent. The whole of the works have been executed in the most substantial and satisfactory manner. Safety, ease, and comfort Have been' secured to the passengers by the most judicious arrangements. Before concluding, it would be unpardonable to pass unnoticed the uni form kindness and polite attention of Mr miller, and the other gentlemen, who under his surveil lance conducted the works to one and all 0 whom I have been much indebted while proseou. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
