 | Arthur Young - 1792 - 586 pages
...expedted, therefore, to have my former impreffion of the little traffic near that city removed-, but on the contrary it was confirmed ; it is a defert compared with thofe around London. In'ten miles we met not one ftage or diligence; only two meflageries, and very few chaifes ; not a... | |
 | 1793 - 548 pages
...round London. In ten mi es we met not one ftagc or diligence, only twomciTagenes, and very few ftages, not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the fame hour. Knowing ¡low great, rich, and important a city Paris is, this circumftance perplexes me... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1794 - 652 pages
...expecbd, therefore, to have ' my former imprefllon of the little traffic near that city removed; but on the contrary it was confirmed; it is a defert compared...miles we met not one ftage or diligence; only two menageries, and very few chaifes ; not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1809 - 770 pages
...expefted, therefore, to have my former impreflion of the little traffic near that city removed ; but on the contrary it was confirmed ; it is a defert...with thofe around London. In ten miles we met not one ilage or diligence ; only two meflagerres, and very few chaifes } not a tenth of what would have been... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1892 - 452 pages
...London. In ten miles we met not one stage^ or diligence ; only two messageries, and very Tew chaises ; not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the same hour. Knowing how great, rich, and important a city Paris is, this circumstance perplexes me much.... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1906 - 690 pages
...London. In ten miles we met not one stage or diligence ; only two messageries, and very few chaises ; not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the same hour. Knowing how great, rich, and important a city Paris is, this circumstance perplexes me much.... | |
 | Edward Alsworth Ross - 1908 - 410 pages
...Young, 'we met not one stage or diligence for ten miles; only two messageries and very few chaises, not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the same hour., On the highroad near Narbonne, 'for thirty-six miles,, he says, 'I came across but one... | |
 | Arthur Young - 1915 - 398 pages
...London. In ten miles we met not one stage or diligence; only two messageries, and very few chaises; not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the same hour. Knowing how great, rich, and important a city Paris is, this circumstance perplexes me much.... | |
 | Fernand Braudel - 1992 - 708 pages
...London. In ten miles, we met not one stage or diligence; only two messageries and very few chaises; not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the same hour'.166 It is true that London fulfilled all the functions of Paris, as well as those of a redistribution... | |
 | T. C. W. Blanning - 2007 - 764 pages
...London. In ten miles we met not one stage or diligence; only two messageries, and very few chaises; not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the same hour.' After the praise of the roads in Roussillon quoted above, he observed, 'In 36 miles, I... | |
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... a desert compared with those around London. In ten miles we met not one stage or diligence; only two messageries, and very few chaises; not a tenth of what would have been met had we been leaving London at the same hour. 