 | 1871 - 776 pages
...post-boys, and regulated the pace at which we travelled. Stanfield (an old sailor) consulted an enormous map on all disputed points of wayfaring ; and referred,...having nothing particular to do, sang songs. Heavens 1 If you could have seen the necks of bottles — distracting in their immense varieties of shape —... | |
 | John Forster - 1873 - 590 pages
...Long" fellow went away ! . . Sometimes we travelled "all night, sometimes all day, sometimes both. . . "Heavens! If you could have seen the necks of "bottles,...varieties of "shape, peering out of the carriage pockets! If^,',?^6" "you could have witnessed the deep devotion ol "the post-boys, the wild attachment of the... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1876 - 444 pages
...post-boys, and regulated the paee at whieh we travelled. Stanfield fan old sailor) eonsulted an enormous map on all disputed points of wayfaring; and referred, moreover, to a poeket-eompass and other seientifie instruments. The luggage was in Forster's department; and Maelise,... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1881 - 440 pages
...posi-boys, and regulated the pace at wh,cl: we travelled. Stanneid (an old sailor) consulted an enormous map on all disputed points of wayfaring ; and referred,...you could have witnessed the deep devotion of the post-bc^s, the wild attachment of the hostlers, the maniac glee of the waiters. If you could have followed... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1882 - 360 pages
...post-boys, and regulated the pace at which we travelled. Stanfield (an old sailor) consulted an enormous map on all disputed points of wayfaring; and referred,...luggage was in Forster's department; and Maclise, Tiaving nothing particular to do, sang songs. Heavens ! If you could have seen the necks of bottles... | |
 | Charles H. Jones - 1882 - 276 pages
...post-boys, and regulated the pace at which we traveled. Stanfiold (an old sailor) consulted an enormous map on all disputed points of wayfaring ; and referred,...and other scientific instruments. The luggage was Forster's department ; and Maclise, having nothing particular to do, sang songs. Heavens! If you could... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1885 - 458 pages
...luggage was in Forsters department; and Maclise. having nothing particular to do, sang songs. Heavens I If you could have seen the necks of bottles — distracting...varieties of shape — peering out of the carriage pockets I If you could have witnessed the deep devotion of the post-beys, the wild attachment of the hostlers,... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1889 - 506 pages
...luggage was in Forster's department; and Maelise. having nothing particular to do, sang songs. Heavens I If you could have seen the necks of bottles — distracting...you could have witnessed the deep devotion of the post-bc^s, the wild attachment of the hostlers, the maniac glee of the waiters. If you could have followed... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1889 - 298 pages
...post-boys, and regulated the pace at which we travelled. Stanfield (an old sailor) consulted an enormous map on all disputed points of wayfaring ; and referred,...having nothing particular to do, sang songs. Heavens 1 If you could have seen the necks of bottles — distracting in their immense varieties of shape —... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1893 - 440 pages
...enormous map on all disputea points of wayfaring ; and referred, moreover, to a pocket-compass Eiii other scientific instruments. The lug-gage was in...you could have witnessed the deep devotion of the post-bcjs, the wild attachment of the hostlers, the maniac glee of the waiters. If you could have followed... | |
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Sometimes we travelled all night, sometimes all day, sometimes both. I kept the joint-stock purse, ordered all the dinners, paid all the turnpikes, conducted facetious conversations with the post-boys, and regulated the pace at which we travelled. 
