| 1805 - 596 páginas
...favourite amusement of partridge-setting. He always travelled on horseback, and to •ee him preparing for a journey was a matter truly curious. His first care...was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great-coat pocket, together with a few scraps of bread; then mounting one of his hunters, his next... | |
| Select collection - 1806 - 262 páginas
...returned back to those who made them; for it was the business of his life to avoid both. He always travelled on horseback. To see him setting out on...was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great-coat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found — baggage he never took — then, mounting... | |
| 1811 - 610 páginas
...sitting up the whole of ihe nighr. Mr. Elwes generally travelled on horseback, having first taken care to put two or three eggs boiled hard into his great coat pocket, or any scraps of bread he could find ; then, mounting one of his hunters he made the' best of his way out of London,..iijto... | |
| 1819 - 280 páginas
...life to avoid both. He always travelled on horseback ; and to see him setting out on a journey was truly curious: his first care was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great-coat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he fouud; baggage he never took; then, mounting one... | |
| 1821 - 682 páginas
...returned back to those who made them ; for it was the business of his life to avoid both. He always travelled on horseback. To see him setting out on...was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great-coat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found; baggage he never took; then, mounting one... | |
| 1823 - 880 páginas
...returned back to those who made them ; for it was the business of his life to avoid both. He always travelled on horseback. To see. him setting out on...curious ; his first care was to put two or three eggs, Miser, boiled hard, into his great coat pocket, or any scraps >~--\ ' of bread which he found ; baggage... | |
| 1825 - 546 páginas
...been returned to those who made them ; for it was the business of his life to avoid both. He always travelled on horseback. To see him setting out on...was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his greatcoat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found — baggage he never took — then, mounting... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1825 - 544 páginas
...for it was the business of his life to avoid both. He always travelled on horseback. .,Tfo see tiim setting out on a journey was a matter truly curious...was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his greatcoat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found — baggage he never took— then, mounting... | |
| 1832 - 512 páginas
...sitting up the whole of the night. Mr. Elwes generally travelled on horseback, havingfirst taken care to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great coat pocket, or any scraps of bread he could find ; then, mounting one of his hunters, he made the best of 'his way out of London, into... | |
| 1832 - 644 páginas
...sitting up the whole of the night. Mr. Elwes generally travelled on horseback, having first taken care to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great coat pocket, or any scraps of bread he could find ; then, mounting one of his hunters, he made the best of his way out of London, into... | |
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