 | 1827 - 624 pagina’s
...knees of the unfortunate middle man — an uneasy burden, considering the intense heat of the weather. It matters little to the American driver where he...Figure to yourself a slipshod sloven, dressed in a stiiped calico-jacket, and an old straw hat, alternately arranging the fragile harness of his horses,... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1827 - 686 pagina’s
...the book; and the truth of the picture will not fail to be recognised. "It matters little," he says, "to the American driver, where he sits; he is, indeed,...slip-shod sloven, dressed in a striped calico jacket, and-an old straw hat, alternately arranging the fragile harness of his horses, and springing again... | |
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It matters little to the American driver where he sits ; he is indeed in all respects a far different personage from his great-coated prototype in England. He is in general extremely dexterous in the art of driving, though his costume is of a most grotesque... 