Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 116 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 116: what you’re looking at
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This is a page of running prose from what appears to be a travel narrative or tour account. The text describes a journey through Wales, detailing the author's departure from a host's house in company with "Mrs. Sp—row," traveling toward Porth-aithwy with stops at Price's and views of the Caernarvonshire hills and Snowdon mountain. The party then proceeds to Conway, arriving at ten o'clock. The passage concludes with a note about accommodations on "the sixteenth," suggesting this is part of a day-by-day tour journal.
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16 A MONTH's TOUR.’ - tt'aces of a temple of ‘the Venerable Druids. After dining at ‘his ‘houfe, in company with. the pleafing Mrs. Sp—row, &c. y fet out for Pofth-aithwy, making Price’s in our road, from whence-we had a delightful view of the Caernarvonfhire hills, which were beautifully gilded by the fun from the weftern hemifphere. Even Snowden, that king of mountains, condefcended to lay afide his dufky cap, and difplay his venerable head, a favour with which fewtravellers:are -diftinguifhed. _ Conway was the next place of our defti- nation, where we arrived at ten o'clock, and-completed this-day’s jougney. On che fixtéenth, as -our-accomodations here were but very indifferent, we were - ; 4 “i: 3 glad comicbooks.com ( ,