Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 22 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 22: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This is a page of running prose from what appears to be a travel narrative or tour account. The text describes the author's journey through an island (likely Anglesey, given references to "Holy-head road"), passing Sir N. Bailey's seat, and arriving at Gwinda where they meet Mrs. H——s at an inn. The passage concludes with a notable digression: a detailed description of an unusually large grey cat measuring a yard and an inch from head to tail and standing sixteen inches high. The page number "22" indicates this is mid-narrative, not a title page or cover.
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zt A MONTH’s TOUR. at Carter’s, and’ having advanced a mile; enjoy’d' a diftinét ‘view of Sir N. Bai- ley’s feat, which is pleafantly firuate about two miles fouth-weft of the Holy-head foad.. _ The ifland continued rather pleafant, and tolerably fertile, fave in the article of timber, till we reached Gwinda. Here we met with a truly hofpitable reception from Mrs. H——s, who has: united the obliging air of the Inn-keeper with the eafe and good breeding of Engl:fh. ladies. Here is the lareeft cat we ever beheld: the meafures from the ‘iead'to the extremity of the tail a yard and an inch, and is fixteen inches high, Her ape orey, =~ ~~ comicbooks.com