“A traveller on foot in this country seems to be considered as a sort of wild man or out-of-the way being, who is stared at, pitied, suspected, and shunned by everybody that meets him.” MenWayCountrySeemsFeetTravellerWild Man Book:Travels in England in 1782 Source: Travels in England in 1782
“A pedestrian seems in this country to be a sort of beast of passage - stared at, pitied, suspected and shunned by everyone who meets him ... Every passing coachman called out to me: "Do you want to ride on the outside?" If I met only a farm worker on a horse he would say to me companionably "Warm walking sir," and when I passed through a village the old women in their bewilderment would let out a "God Almighty!” IfsWantCountrySeemsWalkingMetsHorseWorkersWarmPassingPassingsBeastVillageFarmsPassagesAlmightyOld WomanPedestriansBewilderment Author:Karl Philipp Moritz
“Whilst in Prussia poets only speak of the love of country as one of the dearest of all human affections, here there is no man who does not feel, and describe with rapture, how much he loves his country.” MenFeelsHumansDoeCountryLiteratureSpeakPoetAffectionRapturePrussia Book:Travels in England in 1782 Source: Travels in England in 1782
