 | William Forsyth - 1871 - 352 halaman
...between Preston and "Wigan, and cautions travellers to avoid it " as they would the devil ; " saying " they will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured, four feet deep, and floating with mud, only from a wet summer' — what therefore must it be after a winter ? The only mending it receives in places... | |
 | Francis Espinasse - 1874 - 494 halaman
...purpose to travel this terrible country, to avoid it as they would the devil ; for a thousand to one but they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows...measured, four feet deep and floating with mud, only from a wet summer. What, therefore, must it be after a winter? The only mending it in places receives is... | |
 | Harold Esdaile Malet, Nimrod - 1876 - 470 halaman
...describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country to avoid it as they...measured, four feet deep, and floating with mud, only from a wet summer, what therefore must it be after a winter ? The only mending it receives is tumbling in... | |
 | Harold Esdaile Malet, Nimrod - 1876 - 458 halaman
...describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country to avoid it as they...actually measured, four feet deep, and floating with mucl, only from a wet summer, what therefore must it be after a winter ? The only mending it receives... | |
 | Lord William Pitt Lennox - 1876 - 344 halaman
...propose to travel this terrible country to LANCASHIRE ROADS. 41 avoid it as they would a pestilence, for a thousand to one they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here meet with ruts which I actually measured four feet deep, and floating... | |
 | Henry Law - 1877 - 416 halaman
...describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country, to avoid it as they...break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured four feet deep, and floating... | |
 | Henry Law - 1877 - 416 halaman
...describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country, to avoid it as they...break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured four feet deep, and floating... | |
 | Thomas Allan Croal - 1877 - 652 halaman
...infernal road;" and he seriously cautions all travellers who may propose to journey through that " terrible country " to " avoid it as they would the...break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down." He tells of ruts four feet deep, filled with mud as the result of a wet summer, and... | |
 | Joseph Shield Nicholson - 1878 - 76 halaman
...the whole range of language, terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. Travellers will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured, four feet deep, and floating with mud only from a wet summer; what, therefore, must it be after a winter ?" That the improvements in the methods of... | |
 | Joseph Parsloe - 1878 - 348 halaman
...terrible country, for a thousand to one they break their necks or limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here meet with ruts which I actually measured four feet deep, only from a wet summer." Early in the present century there was a movement in favour of some improved... | |
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Let me most seriously caution all travellers, who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country, to avoid it as they would the devil ; for a thousand to one they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here... 
