This is but one of the facts which should demonstrate to those who would build British sputniks that such extravagances will be a disservice to the whole country until the supply of scientists has been multiplied many times.

Go! if your ancient but ignoble blood / Has crept thro' Scoundrels ever ſince the Flood.

Other difficulties which had to be overcome at the time included the treacherous soil known as bungham, which Hutton wrote needed only the briefest spell of rain to convert it into a liquid mud, making the construction of the dock a risky endeavour for those involved.

In Tudor days, the royal bargemaster was a notable courtier, responsible for taking the king’s party to many places along the Thames