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Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea, Vol. 1: Wherein Are Exhibited Views of Several Striking Scenes, With Curious and Interesting Anecdotes of the ... Through in America, England, Holland, Ger

Charles Johnstone

Chrysal, or the Adventures of a Guinea, Vol. 1: Wherein Are Exhibited Views of Several Striking Scenes, With Curious and Interesting Anecdotes of the ... Through in America, England, Holland, Ger

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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 refleél 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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ISBN
033166576X / 9780331665765
Pages
288
Weight
19.04 oz.
Dimensions
5.98 x 0.69 in.

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