I would rather face a loaded cannon than settle a disputed account or make a bargain.
Steam engine improvements
A personal letter to his business partner, Matthew Boulton, revealing his aversion to business dealings.
c. 1775-1800
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"groped in the dark, misled by many an ignis fatuus, but nature has a weak side, if we can only find it out."
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Shocking"The people in London are all steam engine mad."
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