A Summary View of America: Comprising a Description of the Face of the Country, and of Several of the Principal Cities; and Remarks on the Social, Moral and Political Character of the People: Being the Result of Observations and Enquiries During a Journey in the United StatesT. Cadell, 1824 - 503 pages |
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... destined to rank as standard classi all , there is no deficiency of pamphletee authors of the common sort , whose writing lulated to serve a temporary purpose . A A UNIVERSI THE THE OF MIC OF MICH LIBRARIES ' GAN. LITERATURE .
... destined to rank as standard classi all , there is no deficiency of pamphletee authors of the common sort , whose writing lulated to serve a temporary purpose . A A UNIVERSI THE THE OF MIC OF MICH LIBRARIES ' GAN. LITERATURE .
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... common readers . To supply this deficiency has been my object . The reader therefore is not to expect to find in this book , profound disquisitions on sta- tistics or politics . I have rather endeavour- ed to give a popular sketch of a ...
... common readers . To supply this deficiency has been my object . The reader therefore is not to expect to find in this book , profound disquisitions on sta- tistics or politics . I have rather endeavour- ed to give a popular sketch of a ...
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... common for persons from Baltimore , Philadelphia , Mont- real and Quebec to come to New York to take ship for Europe . That fine river the Hudson , after running longitudinally for upwards of three hundred miles , empties itself into ...
... common for persons from Baltimore , Philadelphia , Mont- real and Quebec to come to New York to take ship for Europe . That fine river the Hudson , after running longitudinally for upwards of three hundred miles , empties itself into ...
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... crouching so common to the poor in most parts of Europe , while , at the same time , the as- perities of their manners and tempers are cor- rected by the example of those who have been taught Modes and Conveniences of Travelling.
... crouching so common to the poor in most parts of Europe , while , at the same time , the as- perities of their manners and tempers are cor- rected by the example of those who have been taught Modes and Conveniences of Travelling.
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... common cha- racteristics . In the more frequented roads , the accommodations are of course better ; and in many places so good , that the complainer of them is unreasonable , proving himself to be of a dis- contented , grumbling ...
... common cha- racteristics . In the more frequented roads , the accommodations are of course better ; and in many places so good , that the complainer of them is unreasonable , proving himself to be of a dis- contented , grumbling ...
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