A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions. Part second, Parte2,Volumen1Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 - 304 páginas |
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... cities in the United States , ( and it is those who principally visit this country , ) know as little of what is passing in Arkansas and Alabama as a cockney does of the manners and customs of Guernsey , Jersey , and the Isle of Man ...
... cities in the United States , ( and it is those who principally visit this country , ) know as little of what is passing in Arkansas and Alabama as a cockney does of the manners and customs of Guernsey , Jersey , and the Isle of Man ...
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... York , and the other cities in America , are as good and as well regulated as those of Paris ; the larger ones have four horses . Not only their omnibusses , but their hackney coaches are very superior to 8 TRAVELLING .
... York , and the other cities in America , are as good and as well regulated as those of Paris ; the larger ones have four horses . Not only their omnibusses , but their hackney coaches are very superior to 8 TRAVELLING .
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... cities . I shall refer to them afterwards , and at the same time to some peculiarities , which I must not omit to point out , as they affect society . Let me first describe the interior arrangements of a first - rate American hotel ...
... cities . I shall refer to them afterwards , and at the same time to some peculiarities , which I must not omit to point out , as they affect society . Let me first describe the interior arrangements of a first - rate American hotel ...
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... cities the custom has become very prevalent . A man who attends a large dinner - table , will of course pay more attention to those who give him something , than to those who do not ; one gives him something , and another , if he wishes ...
... cities the custom has become very prevalent . A man who attends a large dinner - table , will of course pay more attention to those who give him something , than to those who do not ; one gives him something , and another , if he wishes ...
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... cities and large towns . There are no neat , quiet little inns , as in England . It is all the " rough and tumble " system , and when you stop at humble inns you must expect to eat peas with a two- pronged fork , and to sit down to ...
... cities and large towns . There are no neat , quiet little inns , as in England . It is all the " rough and tumble " system , and when you stop at humble inns you must expect to eat peas with a two- pronged fork , and to sit down to ...
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