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" So shockingly bad were the roads, that in 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles III. of Spain, the distance being about forty miles, he required fourteen hours for the journey, the last nine miles taking six.... "
The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf ... - Сторінка 419
1838
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The London Saturday journal, Томи 1 – 4

1841 - 986 стор.
...distance of about forty miles, occupied fourteen hours— although those who travelled it did not get out, save when they were overturned or stuck fast in the...destination. " We were thrown but once, indeed, in going," gays the relator, " but his highness 's body coach would have suffered very much if the nimble boors...
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Miscellaneous extracts and fragments ... chiefly from works at present out ...

Miscellaneous extracts - 1839 - 390 стор.
...Cedar oil, or, in other words, worthy of being preserved and remembered. TRAVELLING A CENTURY AGO. — In 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles 3rd of Spain,_ says Mr. Godwin, jun., in a judicious and well-timed " Appeal to the public on the subject...
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The Children's Magazine and Missionary Repository, Том 19

1856 - 1026 стор.
...express on the Great Western Railway in an hour and twenty minutes 1 So shockingly bad were the roads, that in 1703 when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles III. of Spain, the distance being about forty miles, he required fourteen hours for the journey, the...
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A Plea for the English Operatives ...

Thomas G. Lee - 1850 - 142 стор.
...where it has had any thing like a fair field for its operation, we cite the following : — " In 1703, Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth, to meet Charles the Third of Spain ; the distance is only forty miles, yet fie required fourteen hours for the journey." The person relating...
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Chambers's pocket miscellany, Томи 1 – 3

Chambers W. and R., ltd, John Nyren - 1852 - 626 стор.
...express on the Great Western Railway in an hour and twenty minutes ! So shockingly bad were the roads, that in 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles III. of Spain, the distance being about forty miles, ho required fourteen hours for the journey, the...
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Chambers's Pocket Miscellany, Том 1

William Chambers - 1852 - 410 стор.
...express on the Great Western Railway in an hour and twenty minutes! So shockingly bad were the roads, that in 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles III. of Spain, the distance being about forty miles, he required fourteen hours for the journey, the...
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Her Majesty's Mails: A History of the Post-office, and an Industrial Account ...

William Lewins - 1865 - 362 стор.
...to wonder at these irregularities could the difficulties attending travelling be properly pictured. In 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles III. of Spain, he was fourteen hours in going forty miles, the last nine miles of road — for the...
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The New code, 1871. The useful knowledge reading books, ed. by E.T. Stevens ...

Edward Thomas Stevens - 1873 - 312 стор.
...the journey between London and Edinburgh occupied a fortnight, the coach only starting once a month. In 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth, a distance of about forty miles, he required fourteen hours for his journey, the last nine miles talcing...
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Chambers's Information for the People, Том 1

Robert Chambers - 1875 - 860 стор.
...days, though the space is only fifty-eight miles. That to Exeter (i68¿ miles) required four days. In 1703, when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor to Petworth to meet Charles III. of Spain, the distance being about forty miles, he required fourteen hours for the journey, the...
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The Merry Past

Ralph Nevill - 1909 - 328 стор.
...which had prevailed at the beginning of the eighteenth century, when they had been in a terrible state. In 1703 when Prince George of Denmark went from Windsor...in the mire, until they reached their destination. At times the coach had literally to be carried over impassable stretches of road on the shoulders of...
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