Transcriber's Note:
This work is by Robert Southey. It is a fictitious account of animaginary Spanish nobleman travelling through England.
Obvious printer errors have been corrected. Hyphenation has beenrationalised. Inconsistent spelling (including accents and capitals) hasbeen retained.
BY
DON MANUEL ALVAREZ ESPRIELLA.
TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
THIRD EDITION.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND
BROWN, PATERNOSTER-ROW.
1814.
Edinburgh:
Printed by James Ballantyne and Co.
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| LETTER XXXII | |
| High-street, Oxford.—Dress of the Oxonians.—Christ Church Walk.—Friar Bacon's Study.—Lincoln College.—Baliol.—Trinity.—New College.—Saint John's.—Mode of Living at the Colleges.—Servitors.—Summer Lightning. | 1 |
| LETTER XXXIII | |
| Reform in the Examinations at Oxford.—Nothing but Divinity studied there.—Tendency towards the Catholic Faith long continued there.—New Edifices.—The Bodleian.—The Schools. | 18 |
| LETTER XXXIV | |
| Godstow.—Fair Rosamund.—Blenheim.— Water-Works at Enstone.—Four-shire Stone.—Road to Worcester.—Vale of Evesham.—Hop-yards.—Malvern Hills. | 27 |
| LETTER XXXV | |
| Man killed at Worcester by a Sword-fish.—Teignton Squash.—Grafting.—Ned of the Toddin.—Worcester China.—Cathedral.—St Wulstan.—K. John's Grave.—Journey to Birmingham. | 38 |
| LETTER XXXVI | |
| Birmingham.—Miserable State of the Artificers.—Bad Guns manufactured for the Guinea Trade.—Anecdotes of Systematic Roguery.—Coiners.—Forgers.—Riots in 1791.—More Excuse for Dishonesty here than in any other Place. | 56 |
| LETTER XXXVII | |
| Mail Coaches.—Mr Palmer ill-used.—Vicinity of Birmingham.—Collieries on fire.—Stafford.—Stone.—Newcastle-under-Line.—Punishments for Scolding.—Cheshire.—Bridgewater Arms at Manchester. | 67 |
| LETTER XXXVIII | |
| Manchester.—Cotton Manufactory.—Remarks upon the pernicious Effects of the manufacturing System. | 81 |
| LETTER XXXIX | |
| Manchester.—Journey to Chester.—Packet-boat.—Brindley.—Rail Roads.—Chester Cathedral.—New Jail.—Assassination in the South of Europe not like Murder ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |