Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain, During the Years 1810 and 1811, Volume 1J. Ballantyne and Company, 1817 - 530 páginas |
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... horses , but does not look well ; and , as far as we have seen , English post - horses and postillions do not seem to deserve their reputation . This coun- try ( Cornwall , ) abounds in mines , which we have not time to visit . There is ...
... horses , but does not look well ; and , as far as we have seen , English post - horses and postillions do not seem to deserve their reputation . This coun- try ( Cornwall , ) abounds in mines , which we have not time to visit . There is ...
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... horses are in general weak and tired , and unmer- cifully whipt , so much so , as to induce us often to interfere in their behalf , choosing rather to go slower than to witness such cruelty . January 4. - We slept last night at Exeter ...
... horses are in general weak and tired , and unmer- cifully whipt , so much so , as to induce us often to interfere in their behalf , choosing rather to go slower than to witness such cruelty . January 4. - We slept last night at Exeter ...
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... horses than in America , with big shaggy legs , and heavy heads . January 5. — Arrived in the evening at Bristol , 48 miles in eight hours , stoppages included ; the horses better . On approaching Bristol , you see , green from an ...
... horses than in America , with big shaggy legs , and heavy heads . January 5. — Arrived in the evening at Bristol , 48 miles in eight hours , stoppages included ; the horses better . On approaching Bristol , you see , green from an ...
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... horses excellent ; and post- boys riding instead of sitting . Our rate of travel- ling does not exceed six miles an hour , stoppages included ; but we might go faster if we desired it . We meet with very few post - chaises , but a great ...
... horses excellent ; and post- boys riding instead of sitting . Our rate of travel- ling does not exceed six miles an hour , stoppages included ; but we might go faster if we desired it . We meet with very few post - chaises , but a great ...
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... horses makes up for that of the men ; those which draw brewers ' carts and coal - waggons are gigantic- perfect elephants ! On the other hand , I have observed dwarf horses passing swiftly along the streets , mounted by boys , who ...
... horses makes up for that of the men ; those which draw brewers ' carts and coal - waggons are gigantic- perfect elephants ! On the other hand , I have observed dwarf horses passing swiftly along the streets , mounted by boys , who ...
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