 | James Phippen - 1844 - 410 pagina’s
...England. * * Here I had a sight, which indeed I never saw in any other part of England ; namely, that going to church at a country village, not far from...church in her coach with six oxen; nor was it done in frolick or humour, but mere necessity, the way being so stiff and deep, that no horses. could go in... | |
 | 1850 - 524 pagina’s
...passable. Here I had a sight which, indeed, I never saw in any other part of England, namely, that going to church at a country village, not far from...humour, but mere necessity, the way being so stiff and dee]) that no horses could go in it," — A Tour through Great Britain by a Gentleman. London, 1724.... | |
 | 1850 - 544 pagina’s
...in any other part of England, namely, that going to church at a country village, not far from Lewet, I saw an ancient lady, and a lady of very good quality,...so stiff and deep that no horses could go in it." — A Tour through Great Britain, by a Gentleman, London, 1724. Vol. ip 54. Letter II. Factotum. "... | |
 | 1855 - 518 pagina’s
...stirs no more that year, and sometimes a whole summer is not dry enough to make the roads And again : " Going to church at a country village not far from...so stiff and deep that no horses could go in it." But a more general estimate may be formed from the accounts left by Arthur Young. His tour which, as... | |
 | Alexander Andrews - 1856 - 372 pagina’s
...that year, and sometimes a whole summer is not dry enough to make the roads passable." And again : " Going to church at a country village not far from...so stiff and deep that no horses could go in it." But a more general estimate may be formed from the 9 accounts left by Arthur^ Young. His tour, which,... | |
 | ALEXANDRA ANDTEWS - 1856 - 370 pagina’s
...that year, and sometimes a whole summer is not dry enough to make the roads passable." And again : " Going to church at a country village not far from...so stiff and deep that no horses could go in it." But a more general estimate may be formed from the accounts left by Arthur Young. His tour, which,... | |
 | Alexander Andrews - 1856 - 356 pagina’s
...that year, and sometimes a whole summer is not dry enough to make the roads passable." And again : " Going to church at a country village not far from...assure you — drawn to church in her coach with six oxten ; nor was it done in frolic or humour, but mere necessity, the way being so stiff and deep that... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1857 - 332 pagina’s
...all that part of England. Here I had a sight which indeed I never saw in any other part, namely, that going to church at a country village, not far from...quality, I assure you, drawn to church in her coach by six oxen. Nor was it done in a frolic or humour, but of mere necessity, the way being so stiff and... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1861 - 368 pagina’s
...tells us, "a lady of very good quality, was drawn to church in her coach by six oxen ; nor was this done in frolic or humour, but mere necessity, the...so stiff and deep that no horses could go in it." It is a matter of inquiry how far this entire separation of country towns, by the badness of roads,... | |
 | Jane Anne Winscom - 1861 - 466 pagina’s
...mire, till we arrived at our journey's end." Another person, writing of a church near Lewes, says, " I saw an ancient lady, and a lady of very good quality, I assure you, drawn to church in her coach by six oxen," and the reason was, " the way was so stiff and deep, no horses could go in it." There... | |
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I saw an ancient lady, and a lady of very good quality, I assure you, drawn to church in her coach with six oxen ; nor was it done in frolic or humour, but mere necessity, the way being so stiff and deep that no horses could go in it. 
