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 62
... liberty , they may assume any airs with impunity . Work is so easily to be had , that they do not mind be- ing paid off . That the poor in general are not inattentive to behaviour , is evident from the manners of children . When walking ...
... liberty , they may assume any airs with impunity . Work is so easily to be had , that they do not mind be- ing paid off . That the poor in general are not inattentive to behaviour , is evident from the manners of children . When walking ...
Page 107
... liberty enjoyed by the people of England ! The reader will of course imagine that this gentleman was bantering , or adopting language manifestly absurd , for the purpose of eliciting my opinions . But the fact is , that he was in good ...
... liberty enjoyed by the people of England ! The reader will of course imagine that this gentleman was bantering , or adopting language manifestly absurd , for the purpose of eliciting my opinions . But the fact is , that he was in good ...
Page 112
... knew he could give me a piece of information which I much wanted , and knew not how else to gain , I thought that he would probably excuse the liberty in a foreigner circumstanced as I was . I enquired for his re- 112 INTELLIGENCE .
... knew he could give me a piece of information which I much wanted , and knew not how else to gain , I thought that he would probably excuse the liberty in a foreigner circumstanced as I was . I enquired for his re- 112 INTELLIGENCE .
Page 118
... liberty , and claim merit for their labours in the cause of philanthropy ; and yet they have been continu- ally abusing us , who have done the most of any people in the world , in advancing the rights and happiness of man . Without ...
... liberty , and claim merit for their labours in the cause of philanthropy ; and yet they have been continu- ally abusing us , who have done the most of any people in the world , in advancing the rights and happiness of man . Without ...
Page 122
... liberty . Those who venture to express a doubt on these points , no matter how diffidently , are stared at with wonder . That this should be the case with the vulgar and igno- rant need excite no surprise ; but that in the su- perior ...
... liberty . Those who venture to express a doubt on these points , no matter how diffidently , are stared at with wonder . That this should be the case with the vulgar and igno- rant need excite no surprise ; but that in the su- perior ...
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