Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 88 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 88: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This is a **page of running prose** from what appears to be a travel narrative titled "A Month's Tour" (page 88). The visible text describes Irish one-horse carriages with unflattering details about drivers' appearances, then shifts to commentary on Irish character and honesty. It concludes with a description of sculptural figures on Lord Ely's estate depicting the rape of the Sabines, with mention of a nearby stable. The page uses period typography (long "s" characters) typical of 18th or early 19th-century printing.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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