RIAA, 1700

Nov 15, 2006 19:27

This mode of travelling, which by Englishmen of the present day would be regarded as insufferably slow, seemed to our ancestors wonderfully and indeed alarmingly rapid. In a work published a few months before the death of Charles the Second, the flying coaches are extolled as far superior to any similar vehicles ever known in the world. Their ( Read more... )

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the opposition offered by cupidity and prejudice nebris November 16 2006, 03:38:40 UTC
Yes, indeed, sir. I can think of many among those who could use a good old fashioned horse whipping.

~M~

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maps_or_guitars November 16 2006, 14:35:06 UTC
Wow. And I thought I was ultraconservative in my desire for a return of the gold standard, and the renewal of ties to England. Does this mean I have to learn to ride?

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Woarsies torgo_x November 16 2006, 23:07:07 UTC
Whither baleeeeeeeeen?

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