Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 93 of 120
A Month's Tour, &c. — page 93: what you’re looking at
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This is a page of running prose from "A Month's Tour" (page 93). The text describes observations about various gentlemen, including Mr. Burgh, who speaks eloquently on points of law, and Mr. Yelverton, characterized as blunt and vehement. The narrator then recounts dining at Mr. G——'s house and describes this gentleman's parochial attachment to England despite having traveled there, comparing his amazement at English superiority to Virgil's rustic clown. A Latin quotation appears mid-page, and the passage ends mid-sentence, discussing the misfortune of those who never venture beyond their homeland's boundaries.
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