 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 850 páginas
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably slow, seemed to our ancestors wonderfully and indeed alarmingly rapid. In... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 464 páginas
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter. f This mode of travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 480 páginas
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...twopence halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter.f This mode of travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 páginas
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...twopence halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter.f This mode of travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day 'would be regarded as insufferably... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 560 páginas
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...accidents were so frequent that it would have been most peri bus to mount the roof. The ordinary fare was about twopence halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 664 páginas
...and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine season, but at Christinas not till the sixth day. The passengers, six in number,...mount the roof. The ordinary fare was about twopence a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter. f This mode of traveling, which by Englishmen of the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 550 páginas
...were all seated in the carriage. For accidents were so frequent that it would have been most peri bus to mount the roof. The ordinary fare was about twopence...travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably slow, seemed to our ancestors wonderfully and indeed alarmingly rapid. In... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 552 páginas
...and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in four days during the fine...twopence halfpenny a mile in summer, and somewhat more in winter.f This mode of travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably... | |
 | James Birchall - 1861 - 760 páginas
...Christmas not till the sixth day. Only six passengers could be conveyed in each vehicle, who sat inside ; for accidents were so frequent that it would have...perilous to mount the roof. The ordinary fare was about 2fd. a mile in summer, and more in winter. Great objections were made against this new mode of conveyance,... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 páginas
...little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach, generally readied London in four days during the fine season, but at Christmas not till the sixth day. These flying coaches were extolled as far superior to any similar vehicles ever known in the world.... | |
| |
The ordinary day's journey of a flying coach was about fifty miles in the summer ; but in winter, when the ways were bad and the nights long, little more than thirty. The Chester coach, the York coach, and the Exeter coach generally reached London in... 
