“I now resolved to go to bed early, with a firm purpose of also rising early the next day to revisit this charming walk; for I thought to myself, I have now seen this temple of the modern world imperfectly; I have seen it only by moonlight.” WorldPurposeNextWalksJourneyModernWalkingBedWanderFirmRisingTemplesHikingCharmingNext DayModern WorldMoonlightTrekkingStrollingSauntering 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
“The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour.” HoursWalksDoubtFourJourneyWalkingAccomplishMilesWanderNo DoubtPaceNow And ThenHikingDelightfulModeratesTrekkingStrollingSauntering Book:Travels in England in 1782 Source: Travels in England in 1782
