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LETTER XXXII |
High-street, Oxford.—Dress of the Oxonians.—Christ Church Walk.—Friar Bacon's Study.—Lincoln College.—Baliol.—Trinity.—New College.—Saint John's.—Mode of Living at the Colleges.—Servitors.—Summer Lightning. | 1 |
LETTER XXXIII |
Reform in the Examinations at Oxford.—Nothing but Divinity studied there.—Tendency towards the Catholic Faith long continued there.—New Edifices.—The Bodleian.—The Schools. | 18 |
LETTER XXXIV |
Godstow.—Fair Rosamund.—Blenheim.— Water-Works at Enstone.—Four-shire Stone.—Road to Worcester.—Vale of Evesham.—Hop-yards.—Malvern Hills. | 27 |
LETTER XXXV |
Man killed at Worcester by a Sword-fish.—Teignton Squash.—Grafting.—Ned of the Toddin.—Worcester China.—Cathedral.—StWulstan.—K. John's Grave.—Journey to Birmingham. | 38 |
LETTER XXXVI |
Birmingham.—Miserable State of the Artificers.—Bad Guns manufactured for the Guinea Trade.—Anecdotes of Systematic Roguery.—Coiners.—Forgers.—Riots in 1791.—More Excuse for Dishonesty here than in any other Place. | 56 |
LETTER XXXVII |
Mail Coaches.—Mr Palmer ill-used.—Vicinity of Birmingham.—Collieries on fire.—Stafford.—Stone.—Newcastle-under-Line.—Punishments for Scolding.—Cheshire.—Bridgewater Arms at Manchester. | 67 |
LETTER XXXVIII |
Manchester.—Cotton Manufactory.—Remarks upon the pernicious Effects of the manufacturing System. | 81 |
LETTER XXXIX |
Manchester.—Journey to Chester.—Packet-boat.—Brindley.—Rail Roads.—Chester Cathedral.—New Jail.—Assassination in the South of Europe not like Murder in England.—Number of Criminals,—but Abatement of Atrocity in Crimes.—Mitigation of Penal Law.—Robert Dew.—Excellent Administration of Justice.—Amendments still desired. | 96 |
LETTER XL |
Voyage to Liverpool.—Filthy Custom at the Inns.—School of the Blind.—AthenÆum.—Mr Roscoe.—Journey to Kendal. | 113 |
LETTER XLI |
Queen MaryI.—Lake of Winandermere.—Ambleside—Lake of Coniston.—Kirkstone Mountain.—Lake of Brotherwater.—Paterdale.—Lake of Ulswater.—Penrith. | 127 |
LETTER XLII |
Keswick, and its Lake.—Lodore Waterfall.—Ascent of Skiddaw. | 146 |
LETTER XLIII |
Borrodale.—Wasdale.—Waswater.—Calder Bridge.—Ennerdale.—Crummock Water.—Lake of Buttermere.—Lakes on the Mountains. | 160 |
LETTER XLIV |
Departure from the Lakes.—Wigton.—Carlisle.—Penrith.—The Borderers.—The Pillar of the Countess.—Appleby.—Brough.—Stainmoor.—Bowes.—Yorkshire Schools. | 183 |
LETTER XLV |
York City and Minster.—Journey to Lincoln.—Travellers imposed upon.—Innkeepers.—Ferry over the Trent.—Lincoln.—Great Tom.—Newark.—Alconbury Hill. | 206 |
LETTER XLVI |
Cambridge.—Republican Tendency of Schools counteracted at College.—College a useful Place for the debauched Students, a melancholy one for others.—Fellowships.—Advantage of a University Education.—Not so necessary as it once was. | 223 |
LETTER XLVII |
Newmarket.—Cruelty of Horse-racing.—Process of Wasting.—Character of a Man of the Turf.—Royston.—Buntingford.—Cheshunt.—Return to London. | 241 |
LETTER XLVIII |
Middlesex Election.—Nottingham Election.—Seats in Parliament, how obtained.—Modes of Bribery.—Aylesbury.—Ilchester.—Contested Elections.—Marriages at Bristol.—Want of Talent in the English Government accounted for. | 250 |
LETTER XLIX |
Fashion.—Total Change in the English Costume.—Leathern Breeches.— Shoes.—Boots.—Inventors of new Fashions.—Colours.—Female Fashions.— Tight Lacing.—Hair-dressing.—Hoops.—Bustlers.—Rumps.—Merry-thoughts and Pads. | 268 |
LETTER L |
Lady Wortley Montagu's Remark upon Credulity.—Superstitions of the English respecting the Cure of Diseases.—Sickness and Healing connected with Superstition.—Wesley's Primitive Physic.—Quacks.—Dr Graham.—Tractors.—Magnetic Girdles.—Quoz.—Quack Medicines. | 278 |
LETTER LI |
Account of Animal Magnetism. | 304 |
LETTER LII |
Blasphemous Conclusion of Mainauduc's Lectures.—The Effects which he ESPRIELLA'S LETTERS FROM ENGLAND.
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