 | 1846 - 706 oldal
...years 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...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... | |
 | Carl Theodor von Kleinschrod - 1836 - 514 oldal
...58efÄ)retb«ng 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...accidentally propose to travel this terrible country , to avoid it, as they would avoid the devil; for a thousand to one they break their necio or their... | |
 | Sir Henry Parnell - 1838 - 512 oldal
...the 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...Let me most seriously caution all travellers who may acci* M'Culloch's Dictionary of Commerce, art. Roads. C 2 dentally propose to travel this terrible... | |
 | 1838 - 492 oldal
...the 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... | |
 | 1858 - 438 oldal
...of it : — ' I know \pt in the whole range of language terms sufficiently expressive tfc^describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution...travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terribli country, to avoid it as they would the devil ; for a thousand to one they break their necks... | |
 | James Christie Whyte - 1840 - 616 oldal
...Young, in his "Tour in the North of England," published in 1770.* * " I know not," writes Mr. Young, " in the 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 to some towns, but even whole... | |
 | 1850 - 602 oldal
...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...this infernal road. Let me most seriously caution all travelers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country to avoid it as they would the... | |
 | 1845 - 916 oldal
...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 expressive to describe this infernal road. To look over a map and perceive that it is a principal one, not only to some towns, but even whole... | |
 | 1847 - 654 oldal
...is now constructed, wrote the following. He said : — " I have not, in the whole range of langnage, terms sufficiently expressive to describe this infernal...travellers, who may accidentally propose to travel this way, to avoid it as they would the devil. For a thousand to one they break their necks, or their limbs,... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - 1847 - 640 oldal
...seventy-live 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...describe this infernal road. Let me most seriously cantion all travellers who may accidentally propose to travel this terrible country, to avoid it as... | |
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... 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 but they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down. 
