 ... 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 or breakings down. They will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured, four feet deep, and floating...  The Industrial Revolution - Page 17by Charles Austin Beard - 1919 - 105 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Gilbert James French - Spinning - 1860 - 342 pages
...whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. To look over a map and perceive that it is a principal one, not only...for a thousand to one but they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Bridges - 1861 - 532 pages
...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 would the devil ; for a thousand to one they break their necks or their limbs 1 ' Six Weeks' Tour in. the Southern Counties of England and... | |
 | William Edward Hearn - Distribution (Economic theory) - 1863 - 500 pages
...me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidently purpose to travel this terrible county to avoid it as they would the devil, for a thousand to one but they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings-down. They will here meet with ruts that I actually measured,... | |
 | Robert Vaughan - Great Britain - 1863 - 684 pages
...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 would the devil; for a thousand to one they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here meet with nits... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1864 - 802 pages
...most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally purpose to travel this terrible county, to avoid it as they would the devil, for a thousand to one but they break their necks or their limbs, by overthrows or breakings-down. They will here meet with ruts — which I actually measured... | |
 | William Lewins - Postal service - 1864 - 402 pages
...naturally conclude it to be at least decent ; but let me most seriously caution all travellers who may purpose to travel this terrible country to avoid it as they would the devil, for a thousand to one they will break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings-down. They will here meet with... | |
 | William Lewins - Postal service - 1865 - 366 pages
...From Preston to Wigan the road is " infernal." " I would most seriously caution all travellers who may purpose to travel this terrible country to avoid it as they would the devil, for a thousand to one they will break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings-down." From Wigan to Warrington... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 648 pages
...most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally purpose to travel this terrible county, to avoid it as they would the devil, for a thousand to one but they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. They will here meet with ruts which I actually measured... | |
 | George Dodd - Railroads - 1867 - 372 pages
...me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally purpose to travel this terrible county to avoid it as they would the devil, for a thousand to one but they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings-down. They will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1867 - 394 pages
...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 would the devil ; for a thousand to one they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings-down. * ' Six Weeks' Tour in the Southern... | |
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