 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1849 - 470 pages
...Diary, Oct. 21, 1680, Aug. 3, 1712. § Pepyn's Diary, June 12 and 16, 1668. | Ibid. Feb. 28, 1660. were frequent, and the path was sometimes blocked...until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm, to tug them out of the slough. But in bad seasons the traveller had to encounter... | |
 | 1871 - 688 pages
...born. In the best of roads, there were deep ruts, which in bad weather would half bury a conveyance. It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a team of cattle could be got from some neighbouring farm to drag them out of the mud. On account of the badness of the roads... | |
 | 1849 - 296 pages
...and quarrels were frequent, and the path was sometimes bloeked up during a long tinie by earriers, neither of whom would break the way. It happened almost every day, that eoaehes stuek fast, until a team of eattle eould be proeured from some neighbouring farm, to tug them... | |
 | English literature - 1849 - 292 pages
...obstruetions and quarrels were frequent, and the path was sometimes bloeked up during a long time by earriers, neither of whom would break the way. It happened almost every day, that eoaehes stuek fast, until a team of eattle eould be proeured from some neighbouring farm, to tug them... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1850 - 552 pages
...tour they lost their way near Salisbury, and were in danger of having to pass the night on the plain.f It was only in fine weather that the whole breadth...until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm, to tug them out of the slough. But in bad seasons the traveller had to encounter... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1852 - 776 pages
...quarrels were frequent, and the patli was sometimes blocked up during a long time by carriers, ueitht'r of whom would break the way. It happened almost every...until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm to tug them out of the slough. But in bad seasons, the inconveniences, perils and... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pages
...quarrels were freqnent, and the path Was sobietîmes locked up during a long time by carriers, neither f whom would break the way. It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a cam of cattle could be procured from some neighsouring farm to tug them out of the slough. But n bad... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - British - 1854 - 350 pages
...left ; and only a narrow track of " firm ground rose above the quagmire. At such times obstruc" tions and quarrels were frequent, and the path was sometimes...almost every day, that coaches " stuck fast until a train of cattle could be procured from some " neighbouring farm, to tug them out of the slough. But... | |
 | Illinois State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1857 - 748 pages
...mud lay deep on the right nnd left, and only a narrow track of firm ground rose above the quagmire. At such times obstructions and quarrels were frequent,...blocked up, during a long time, by carriers, neither of Avhom would break the way. It happened, almost every day, that coaches stuck fast, until a team of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - Great Britain - 1858 - 480 pages
...deep on the right and the left ; and only a narrow track of firm ground rose above the quagmire. f At such times obstructions and quarrels were frequent,...until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm, to tug them out of the slough. But in bad seasons the traveller had to encounter... | |
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It was only in fine weather that the whole breadth of the road was available for wheeled vehicles. Often the mud lay deep on the right and the left ; and only a narrow track of firm ground rose above the quagmire. 
