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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Page 31
... improvement . With too much adherence to the quadrangular plan , it has some variety , the ground on which it stands not being level . The houses , though not so tasteful as those in Phila- delphia , are generally good , and some of ...
... improvement . With too much adherence to the quadrangular plan , it has some variety , the ground on which it stands not being level . The houses , though not so tasteful as those in Phila- delphia , are generally good , and some of ...
Page 62
... improvement had evidently been scanty . He was a Jersey man . More rudeness , or at any rate more latitude in behaviour , is observable in the Irish labourers in America than in the na- tives , the reason for which is I presume , that ...
... improvement had evidently been scanty . He was a Jersey man . More rudeness , or at any rate more latitude in behaviour , is observable in the Irish labourers in America than in the na- tives , the reason for which is I presume , that ...
Page 64
... improvement lest they should despise him for his ignorance . The development of his faculties is attended by an improvement of manners , and the improve- ment of manners produces a correspondent im- provement of temper and disposition ...
... improvement lest they should despise him for his ignorance . The development of his faculties is attended by an improvement of manners , and the improve- ment of manners produces a correspondent im- provement of temper and disposition ...
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... improvement which I have mentioned as the consequence of a more extended acquaintance with the female Sisters may correct faults and foibles in their brothers , but they cannot so easily produce in them a captivating grace . A young man ...
... improvement which I have mentioned as the consequence of a more extended acquaintance with the female Sisters may correct faults and foibles in their brothers , but they cannot so easily produce in them a captivating grace . A young man ...
Page 73
... improved by mastering Italian and German . To one engaged in composition , an intimate acquaintance with the classics is in- valuable ; but to a lady who desires only to cul- tivate her faculties to such a degree as to render herself ...
... improved by mastering Italian and German . To one engaged in composition , an intimate acquaintance with the classics is in- valuable ; but to a lady who desires only to cul- tivate her faculties to such a degree as to render herself ...
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