Another Traveller! or Cursory Remarks and Critical Observations Made Upon a Journey Through Part of the Netherlands in 1766 (Volume 1, PT. 2) (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1769. Excerpt: ... Of that particular Character which is commonly dijiinguijhed by the Title of Travelling-Governor. THERE happened to be lodged at our inn, namely the Grand Lalour eur (which I take to be another title for Hercules) in the Place de Mer, a young nobleman of France, attended by his governor. Without such accident I should certainly have spared myself this chapter altogether: --though I am clearly of opinion, that much good and fresh matter might be started upon the subject.--But unfortunately the reader has been all along apprized of my intention; and unless I turn very concise indeed, 1 sind 'twill be impossible to bring all my materials, within ther proposed limitation. Trie lordling appeared to be about sixteen years old--and his tutor was, as I judged, about my own age--a little turned of forty. The reason why I. am so particular as.to their age.; is to shew how much the raw inexperience of sixteen, must stand in need of the experienced gravity, of forty. If the pupil had been sive or six: years older, it would not have signisied much, even tho' the tutor had been ten. years younger. There is as much propriety requisite in coupling the ages at one time of life, as the sexes at another: --But the great art of chusing men, is a secret known I known but to a sew--practised by still sewer. So if the lordling had been only of the tender age of eleven or twelve--in that case, the governor would have wanted full twenty years, to have qualisied him for a nurse's place. With these I associated frequently for some three, or four days--we commonly dined together, and often visited the churches and monasteries of that superb city. The noble pupil, added to the easy politeness of the high-born of his country, had much more taste and curiosity about him, than might have ...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1769. Excerpt: ... Of that particular Character which is commonly dijiinguijhed by the Title of Travelling-Governor. THERE happened to be lodged at our inn, namely the Grand Lalour eur (which I take to be another title for Hercules) in the Place de Mer, a young nobleman of France, attended by his governor. Without such accident I should certainly have spared myself this chapter altogether: --though I am clearly of opinion, that much good and fresh matter might be started upon the subject.--But unfortunately the reader has been all along apprized of my intention; and unless I turn very concise indeed, 1 sind 'twill be impossible to bring all my materials, within ther proposed limitation. Trie lordling appeared to be about sixteen years old--and his tutor was, as I judged, about my own age--a little turned of forty. The reason why I. am so particular as.to their age.; is to shew how much the raw inexperience of sixteen, must stand in need of the experienced gravity, of forty. If the pupil had been sive or six: years older, it would not have signisied much, even tho' the tutor had been ten. years younger. There is as much propriety requisite in coupling the ages at one time of life, as the sexes at another: --But the great art of chusing men, is a secret known I known but to a sew--practised by still sewer. So if the lordling had been only of the tender age of eleven or twelve--in that case, the governor would have wanted full twenty years, to have qualisied him for a nurse's place. With these I associated frequently for some three, or four days--we commonly dined together, and often visited the churches and monasteries of that superb city. The noble pupil, added to the easy politeness of the high-born of his country, had much more taste and curiosity about him, than might have ...

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General Books LLC

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February 2012

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February 2012

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246 x 189 x 2mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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34

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978-1-154-03785-2

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9781154037852

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1-154-03785-1



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