| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1864 - 816 sivua
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...mount the roof. The ordinary fare was about twopence • Anthony a Wood's Life of himself. halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter.* This... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 668 sivua
...the nights loiijj, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter, t This mode of travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably... | |
| George Markham Tweddell - 1869 - 128 sivua
...Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine season, but at Christmas not until the sixth day. The passengers, six in number, were...perilous to mount the roof. The ordinary fare was about twopence-halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter." In 1679, Ralph Thoresby, the Leeds... | |
| George Markham Tweddell - 1869 - 138 sivua
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine season, but at Christmas not until the sixth day. The passengers, six in number, were all seated in the carriage. For accidents... | |
| James Birchall - 1870 - 532 sivua
...miles a day in summer, and thirty in winter. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach, generally reached London in four days, during the...fine season, but at Christmas not till the sixth day. Only six passengers could be conveyed in each vehicle, who sat inside ; for accidents were so frequent... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871 - 692 sivua
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...season, but at Christmas not till the sixth day. The pnssengers, six in number, were all seated in the carriage. For accidents were so frequent that it... | |
| Edward Jeboult - 1873 - 394 sivua
...in the summer ; but in winter, when the ways were bad and the nights long, little more than thirty. The passengers, six in number, were all seated in...travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably slow, seemed to our ancestors wonderfully and indeed alarmingly rapid. In... | |
| Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1874 - 166 sivua
...they could scarcely keep their legs. It was after ten o'clock before the ships arrived at the quay. This mode of travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably slow, seemed to our ancestors wonderfully rapid. Our cavalry had moved up... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1876 - 506 sivua
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably slow, seemed to our ancestors wonderfully and indeed alarmingly rapid. In... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1876 - 508 sivua
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...perilous to mount the roof. The ordinary fare was abouTYwopence ""Halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter. This mode of travellingLwhich... | |
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