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Luttrell's “ Diary " tells of a wager by a German , sixty - four years of age , to walk 300 miles in “ Hide Park " in six days , which he did within the time " and a mile over . ” In 1780 , the Gentleman's Magazine tells of a man of ...
Luttrell's “ Diary " tells of a wager by a German , sixty - four years of age , to walk 300 miles in “ Hide Park " in six days , which he did within the time " and a mile over . ” In 1780 , the Gentleman's Magazine tells of a man of ...
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hours , covering the first ten miles within the hour . When thirty - nine years of age he walked from London to York and back - 402 milesin five days eighteen hours . At fifty - seven years of age he repeated this feat , taking exactly ...
hours , covering the first ten miles within the hour . When thirty - nine years of age he walked from London to York and back - 402 milesin five days eighteen hours . At fifty - seven years of age he repeated this feat , taking exactly ...
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One mile has been cycled in 1 minute 50 seconds ; 100 miles in 3 hours 53 minutes ; in one hour 28 miles 1,034 yards have been covered ; and in twenty - four hours 529 miles 578 yards . As tours de force of endurance note may be ...
One mile has been cycled in 1 minute 50 seconds ; 100 miles in 3 hours 53 minutes ; in one hour 28 miles 1,034 yards have been covered ; and in twenty - four hours 529 miles 578 yards . As tours de force of endurance note may be ...
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a Northumbrian Sketch By ISABELLA WEDDLE 433 | 1 |
Newspaper Editing The Humours of By John Pendieron | 39 |
Robert Burton and the Anatomy of Melancholy By E W ADAMS | 46 |
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| Title | The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 281 Volumes 133-158; Volumes 357-394 of Early English newspapers |
| Contributor | Edward Cave |
| Publisher | F. Jefferies, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2012 |
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