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Another age must be the judge. 1837

I think it likely that he lives in a sort of dream as to its utility. 1823

I wished, if I could, to justify the confidence he [Babbage] had shown in me by embodying some of his ideas in metal. 1910

You ordered a first-rate article, and you must be content to pay for it. (undated)

Who the deuce ever did anything worth naming without sacrifice? 1830

All the dull monotony and numerical computation is turned over to the untiring action and unerring certainty of mechanical agency. 1834

The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves. 1843

What shall we do to get rid of Mr. Babbage and his calculating machine? 1842

[Babbage] will then be known for what he truly is, namely, one of the benefactors of mankind, and one among the noblest and most ingenious of the sons of England. 1857