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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... fear , and never lost any thing . Notwithstanding what I have stated , I can truly say , that in by far the greater number of the inns I stopped at , I found comfort , civility and attention . But then I en- deavoured to give as little ...
... fear , and never lost any thing . Notwithstanding what I have stated , I can truly say , that in by far the greater number of the inns I stopped at , I found comfort , civility and attention . But then I en- deavoured to give as little ...
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... fear- ful I might find some difficulty in removing any suspicions which might arise from the visit of a solitary traveller at such an hour . But when I inquired if I could have a night's lodging , no difficulties were started . My host ...
... fear- ful I might find some difficulty in removing any suspicions which might arise from the visit of a solitary traveller at such an hour . But when I inquired if I could have a night's lodging , no difficulties were started . My host ...
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... fear . He gave me a direction to a tavern distant about two miles ; but having to track my path through a thick wood , I again lost my way and knew not what to do . I began to think I must climb a tree to sleep in ; but after toiling up ...
... fear . He gave me a direction to a tavern distant about two miles ; but having to track my path through a thick wood , I again lost my way and knew not what to do . I began to think I must climb a tree to sleep in ; but after toiling up ...
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... fear of raising a blush on the cheek of modesty ; and from those of an earlier period a good selection may be made . We have indeed of late seen the mighty genius of Byron prosti- tuted to the base purpose of pandering to the corrupt ...
... fear of raising a blush on the cheek of modesty ; and from those of an earlier period a good selection may be made . We have indeed of late seen the mighty genius of Byron prosti- tuted to the base purpose of pandering to the corrupt ...
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... fear of the im- putation of pedantry , will no longer prevail to the exclusion of topics of more importance , re- quiring some intellectual exertion . Of course it must not be supposed , that such matters are now proscribed entirely ...
... fear of the im- putation of pedantry , will no longer prevail to the exclusion of topics of more importance , re- quiring some intellectual exertion . Of course it must not be supposed , that such matters are now proscribed entirely ...
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