 It must strike the most careless traveller, to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman, to make way for his carriage; if they are overturned or broken in pieces, no matter, it is taken in patience: were they to complain,...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 1651780Full view - About this book
 | SEVERAL HANDS. - 1780 - 586 pages
...ground. It mull llrike the molt carelcf, traveller to fee whole tiring* of cars wh'pt into a ditch bv a gentleman's footman to make way for his carriage;...taken in patience ; were they to complain, they would pirhaps be horfewhipped. The execution of the laws lies very much in the bands of juiHces of the peace,... | |
 | Arthur Young - Ireland - 1780 - 436 pages
...that this is common ; formerly it happened every day, but law gains ground. It muft ftriktf the moft carelefs traveller to fee whole firings of cars whipt...carriage; if they are overturned or broken in pieces, it is taken in patience, were they to complain, they would perhaps be horfe- " whipped. The execution... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Home rule - 1834 - 208 pages
...manner that makes Englishmen stare. It must strike the most careless traveller to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman...patience; were they to complain they would perhaps be horsewhipped. This extract spoke volumes with respect to the degraded moral condition of the people.... | |
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - Church and state - 1836 - 496 pages
...happened every day, but law gains ground. It must strike the most careless traveller, to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman,...patience: were they to complain, they would, perhaps, be horsewhipped. The execution of the laws lies very much in the hands of the justices of the peace, many... | |
 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - Church and state - 1836 - 518 pages
...happened every day, but law gains ground. It must strike the most careless traveller, to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman,...patience : were they to complain, they would, perhaps, be horsewhipped. The execution of the laws lies very much in the hands of the justices of the peace, many... | |
 | 1840 - 588 pages
..." England, Ireland, and America." " It must strike the most careless traveller to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman...carriage. If they are overturned or broken in pieces it is no matter. If they were to complain, they would be horsewhipped. The execution of the law lies... | |
 | Philip Harwood - Great Britain - 1844 - 268 pages
...happened every day, but law gains ground. It must itrike the most careless traveller to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman...make way for his carriage ; if they are overturned, and broken in pieces, no matter — it is taken in patience ; were they to complain, they would, per*... | |
 | Philip Harwood - Great Britain - 1844 - 268 pages
...ground. It must strike the most careless traveller to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch hy a gentleman's footman to make way for his carriage ; if they are overturned, and broken in pieces, no matter—it is taken in patience ; were they to complain, they would, perhaps,... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - Ireland - 1848 - 482 pages
...manner that makes Englishmen stare. It must strike the most careless traveller to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman...patience ; were they to complain they would perhaps be horsewhipped.'' Commerce also, which so materially assists to break down the vassalage of a nation,... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - Ireland - 1848 - 488 pages
...manner that makes Englishmen stare. It must strike the most careless traveller to see whole strings of cars whipt into a ditch by a gentleman's footman...patience ; were they to complain they would perhaps be horsewhipped." Commerce also, which so materially assists to break down the vassalage of a nation,... | |
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