“All over London as one walks, one everywhere, in the season, sees oranges to sell; and they are in general sold tolerably cheap, one and even sometimes two for a halfpenny; or, in our money, threepence.” TwoSometimesWalksSeasonsSellsLondonOrange Book:Travels in England in 1782 Source: Travels in England in 1782
“My host at Richmond, yesterday morning, could not sufficiently express his surprise that I intended to venture to walk as far as Oxford, and still farther. He however was so kind as to send his son, a clever little boy, to show me the road leading to Windsor.” KindLittlesStillsShowsLiteratureWalksBoysMorningSonSurpriseYesterdayCleverHostVentureShow MeLittle BoysOxfordWindsorRichmond Book:Travels in England in 1782 Source: Travels in England in 1782
“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
“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
