traveller

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The only accommodation for the traveller is a little bicycle seat, from which the aeronaut will direct his motor and steering gear by means of treadles.

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  • Another novelty which much impressed our traveller was the sight of the frequent burning forests. —  The Story of Ida Pfeiffer
  • Of course our traveller was attracted by the diminutiveness of the feet of the Chinese women, and she had an opportunity of examining one of these tiny monstrosities in natura . —  The Story of Ida Pfeiffer
  • He immediately ordered his wife to desist, and the traveller was at peace. —  The Story of Ida Pfeiffer
  • For by the very nature of his work the traveller is the one man in the publisher's employ who has a comprehensive grasp of the many branches of this alluring, but not very profitable, business SELLING AT WHOLESALE By Joseph E. Bray In the process of manufacture a book passes through so many hands that if the finished product is exactly in accordance with the plan that existed in the mind of its designer, he is justified in looking upon it with the satisfaction felt by an artist who has worked well. —  The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing
  • Looking disconsolately at it from the deserted square, scarcely tempted to go nearer, the traveller was astounded at the thought that for several centuries this unsightly wall had stared on generations of worshippers without goading them into any frenzy of action,--either destructive or constructive. —  Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1
 

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