 I know not, in the whole range of language, terms sufficiently expressive to 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...  History of the British turf - Page ixby James Christie Whyte - 1840Full view - About this book
 | 1846 - 706 pages
...ago, was travelled by Arthur Young, who has left us the following description of it :— ' I know not in the whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. • Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible... | |
 | Henry Brooke Parnell (1st baron Congleton.) - 1833 - 488 pages
...following account of some of the roads in the north of England : — " To Wigan. Turnpike 1 know not in the whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country... | |
 | Carl Theodor von Kleinschrod - Commercial law - 1836 - 514 pages
...ber SSSege im 9îorben »on gnglanb in feiner „Six months Tour" 1770. „To Wigan." „I linow not in the whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive, to describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country... | |
 | Sir Henry Parnell - 1838 - 512 pages
...following account of some of the roads in the north of England : — " To Wigan. Turnpike. — I know not in the whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may acci* M'Culloch's Dictionary of Commerce, art.... | |
 | 1838 - 492 pages
...following account of some of the roads in the north of England: — "To Wigan. Turnpike. — I know not in the whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive to describe this road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 602 pages
...his tour the following account of the state of the roads at that time : — ' I know not,' he Bays, ' in the whole range of language, terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travelers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country... | |
 | Great Britain - 1845 - 916 pages
...formerly called, as being the exclusive abode of gentry) is frightful enough. " I know not," says he, " in the whole range of language, terms sufficiently...counties, one would naturally conclude it to be, at the least, decent ; but let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally purpose to... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - Industries - 1847 - 640 pages
...years ago was travelled by Arthur Young, who has left us the following description of it: '[ know not in the whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously cantion all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country,... | |
 | Commerce - 1847 - 634 pages
...Manchester and Liverpool Railway is now constructed, wrote the following. He taid : — " I have not, in the whole range of language, terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. Let me moat seriously caution all travellers, who may accidentally propose to travel this way, to avoid... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Railroads - 1850 - 572 pages
...in his Tour the following account of the state of the roads at that time. " I know not," he says, " in the whole range of language, terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country... | |
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