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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... reason to complain of being tired . Much of the information will I doubt not be novel to most , as it is on subjects but little advert- ed to by the writers who have preceded me . As I have ventured to draw general con- clusions , it is ...
... reason to complain of being tired . Much of the information will I doubt not be novel to most , as it is on subjects but little advert- ed to by the writers who have preceded me . As I have ventured to draw general con- clusions , it is ...
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... make liberal de- ductions from the accounts by tourists of the wonders of both art and nature . One reason why Niagara so often disappoints expectation is , that its height is not proportionate to the body of FACE OF THE COUNTRY . 9.
... make liberal de- ductions from the accounts by tourists of the wonders of both art and nature . One reason why Niagara so often disappoints expectation is , that its height is not proportionate to the body of FACE OF THE COUNTRY . 9.
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... reason for which is , that it is left to each housekeeper to sweep before his own door , instead of sweepers being appointed by the corporation . Pigs are suffered to run at large , a thing of which many of the inhabitants are ashamed ...
... reason for which is , that it is left to each housekeeper to sweep before his own door , instead of sweepers being appointed by the corporation . Pigs are suffered to run at large , a thing of which many of the inhabitants are ashamed ...
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... reason for which is , that the founders of the city being Quakers , had no liking to them ; and the Presbyterians who followed , brought with them opinions of their Popish ori- gin and superstitious tendency , there being at that time a ...
... reason for which is , that the founders of the city being Quakers , had no liking to them ; and the Presbyterians who followed , brought with them opinions of their Popish ori- gin and superstitious tendency , there being at that time a ...
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... reason for which is , that almost all are on the model of Phi- ladelphia . The exceptions are principally to be found in those towns founded by the early colo- nists , whose want of regularity is often conspi- cuous . Albany , the seat ...
... reason for which is , that almost all are on the model of Phi- ladelphia . The exceptions are principally to be found in those towns founded by the early colo- nists , whose want of regularity is often conspi- cuous . Albany , the seat ...
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