The Railway Anecdote Book: A Collection of the Best and Newest Anecdotes and Tales to the Present DayIngram, Cooke, and Company, 1853 - 192 Seiten |
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... present attempt to apply them to beguile the monotony of a Railway Journey , may be received with like indulgence . As conveying the conversational opinions and peculiarities of many cele- brated individuals , the present assemblage ...
... present attempt to apply them to beguile the monotony of a Railway Journey , may be received with like indulgence . As conveying the conversational opinions and peculiarities of many cele- brated individuals , the present assemblage ...
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... present standard of speed , quite incredible . Thus , it is recorded that the carrier between Selkirk and Edinburgh , a distance of thirty - eight miles , required a fortnight for his journey , going and return- ing . The road lay ...
... present standard of speed , quite incredible . Thus , it is recorded that the carrier between Selkirk and Edinburgh , a distance of thirty - eight miles , required a fortnight for his journey , going and return- ing . The road lay ...
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... present released him with a boathook . The mother of the young lady thanked him warmly , and made him a present , and also paid the expense he in- curred in curing the wound he had received in the leg from the boat - hook . Laurendeau ...
... present released him with a boathook . The mother of the young lady thanked him warmly , and made him a present , and also paid the expense he in- curred in curing the wound he had received in the leg from the boat - hook . Laurendeau ...
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