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Excerpt from Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea, Vol. 1: Wherein Are Exhibited Views of Several Striking Scenes, With Curious and Interesting Anecdotes of the Most Noted Persons in Every Rank of Life, Whose Hands It Passed Through in America, England, Holland, Germany, and Portugal
As I was walking one evening, Iail fummer, along s''te-cbapel, I was obliged to take ihelter from a ihower of rain, in a cottage near the Turn pike. The family were at Breakfail, at their tea, and as the rain continued, I had leifure to re?eél on the: advantages of commerce, which thus m a manner joins the oppofite extremltres of the earth, by bringing their products toge ther: at the fame time, that thevariety in the equipage of the tea-table, or in deed ilool, on which there was notbmg ofa piece, faggei''ted a jail ridicule on the vanity of luxury.
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As I was walking one evening, Iail fummer, along s''te-cbapel, I was obliged to take ihelter from a ihower of rain, in a cottage near the Turn pike. The family were at Breakfail, at their tea, and as the rain continued, I had leifure to re?eél on the: advantages of commerce, which thus m a manner joins the oppofite extremltres of the earth, by bringing their products toge ther: at the fame time, that thevariety in the equipage of the tea-table, or in deed ilool, on which there was notbmg ofa piece, faggei''ted a jail ridicule on the vanity of luxury.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Charles Johnstone
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331665765
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 286
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Author
Charles Johnstone
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331134329
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Page Count - 288
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