Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 117 of 120
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# A Month's Tour, Page 117 This is a page of running prose from what appears to be a travel narrative. The narrator describes hastily crossing a ferry at seven o'clock and returning home by the same route they arrived, traveling so rapidly due to homesickness that they made few observations. The text reflects melancholically that England, though a fine country, is inhabited by people insensible to their own happiness—a sentiment supported by a Latin quotation. The passage concludes with a observation about Englishmen not being conscious of their blessings instead of enjoying them.
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