| Thomas Smith (Of Mary-le-bone) - 1833 - 354 páginas
...seventeen miles from London, after sitting up the whole night. 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, then, mounting one of his hunters, his next attention was to get out of London, into that road where... | |
| 1834 - 438 páginas
...favourite amusement of partridgesetting. He always travelled on horseback, and to see 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... | |
| 1836 - 784 páginas
...without stopping, which was seventeen miles from London, after sitting up the whole night. He always travelled on horseback. To see him setting out on...put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great coal pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found — baggage he never took — then, mounting one... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1836 - 328 páginas
...riding ; which nad all the appearance of the cast off wig of some beggar. When setting out on a journey, his first care was to put two or three eggs, boiled...coat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found ; then mounting his horse, his next attention was to get out of London into that road where turnpikes... | |
| Philip Alexander Prince - 1838 - 702 páginas
...journey, was a matter truly curious. He never travelled but on horseback, and never stopped at an inn. His first care was to put two or three eggs boiled hard into his greatcoat pocket ; baggage he never took ; then, mounting one of his hunters, his next object was to... | |
| 1840 - 508 páginas
...riding, which had all the appearance of the cast-off wig of some beggar. When setting out on a journey his first care was to put two or three eggs, boiled...coat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found ; then, mounting his horse, his next attention was to get out of London into that road where turnpikes... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1840 - 326 páginas
...riding ; which had all the appearance of the cast-off wig of some beggar. When setting out on a journey, his first care was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great-coat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found ; then mounting his horse, his next attention... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1845 - 752 páginas
...riding ; which had all the appearance of the cast-off wig of some beggar. When setting out on a journey, his first care was to put two or three eggs, boiled hard, into his great-coat pocket, or any scraps of bread which he found ; then mounting his horse, his next attention... | |
| Bernard Burke - 1849 - 528 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... | |
| Bernard Burke - 1849 - 516 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... | |
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