f JAMES BRINDLEY AND THE EARLY ENGINEERS. BY SAMUEL SMILES, 1 AUTHOR OF SELF-HELP,' ETC. "Lord Bacon hath said truly, there be three things which make a nation great "The ineloquent Brindley, behold he has chained seas together; his ships do ABRIDGED FROM LIVES OF THE ENGINEERS.' LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1864. The right of Translation is reserved. |