| 1828 - 746 pages
...frequently poised it, ot supported it with their shoulders, from Godalming almost to Petworth, ancf the nearer we approached the Duke's house the more...horses out of his own coach, whereby we were enabled to ttace out the way fbr hith.” Afterwards, writing of his depatture on the following day from Petworth... | |
| James Heywood Markland - Carriages and carts - 1824 - 692 pages
...almost to Petworth ; and the nearer we approached to the Duke's house the more unaccessible it seem'd to be. The last nine miles of the- way cost us six...whereby we were enabled to trace out the way for him ; they made us believe that the several grounds we crost, and his grace's park, would alleviate the... | |
| 1829 - 762 pages
...suffered very much if the nimble boors of Sussex had r.ot frequently poised it, or supported it whh their shoulders, from Godalming almost to Petworth,...it, if our good master had not several times lent its a pair of horses ont of his own coarh, whereby we were enabled to trace oat the way for him." Afterwards,... | |
| Editor of The family manual and servant's guide - Cooking, English - 1835 - 412 pages
...their shoulders, from Godalming almost to Petworth. The last nine miles of the way cost us six hours to conquer them; and indeed, we had never done it,...whereby we were enabled to trace out the way for him*." Again, about 1746, a manuscript letter from a servant of the duke of Somerset, .dated from London,... | |
| Christian life - 1835 - 480 pages
...their shoulders, from Godalming almost to Petworth. The last nine miles of the way cost us six hours to conquer them ; and, indeed, we had never done it,...whereby we were enabled to trace out the way for him."* Again, about 1746, a manuscript letter from a servant of the duke of Somerset, dated from London, and... | |
| Henry Lawes Long - England - 1836 - 110 pages
...both our coach which was the leading, and his highness's body coach, would have suffered very often, if the nimble boors of Sussex had not frequently poised...pair of horses out of his own coach, whereby we were able to trace out the way for him ; they made us believe that the several grounds we crossed, and his... | |
| 1839 - 532 pages
...duke's house, the more unaccessible it seemed to be. The last nine miles of the vpy cost us six-hours' time to conquer them; and, indeed we had never done...whereby we were enabled to trace out the way for him." A letter, written in 1673, says,-^" Honoured father, my il u tie premised, &c. I got to London on Saturday... | |
| John Burke, Bernard Burke - Genealogy - 1847 - 636 pages
...Duke's house, the more unaccessible it seemed to be. The last nine miles of the way cost us six hours to conquer them, and indeed we had never done it, if our good master hud not several times lent us a pair of horses out of his own coach, whereby we were enabled to trace... | |
| Book - 1853 - 230 pages
...Godalming almost to Petworth, and the nearer we approached the Duke's house, the more unaccessible it seemed to be. The last nine miles of the way cost...whereby we were enabled to trace out the way for him." It is difficult to determine the exact period at which a stage coach first appeared upon the road,... | |
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