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into a bad winter of discontent. Scientistswent so far as to declare that the High Level Bridge was ayouthful indiscretion, advertised publicly in a materialwhich might endure for centuries; and this change of opinionhad a great effect on the Encyclopaedia Britannica, whoseninth edition gave only… … laoa^oi-i H oa 2o HX THE STUDY OF BRIDGES AND ROADS 8i the genius of civil engineers. Still, the High Level Bridgeat Newcastle looks well on a misty day; by moonlightit is more impressive than a Whistler nocturne; and inBrangwyns art it represents our industrial age with avigour that is manly and…
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