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• I don't doubt, had he been born a Briton, but his Idyliums had been filled with descriptions of threshing and churning, both which are unknown here, the corn being all trode (sic) out by oxen; and butter (I speak it with sorrow) unheard of. —  Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W--y M--e
• The sands on which we trode were burning, nevertheless several of us walked on these scorching coals without shoes; and the females had nothing but their hair for a cap. —  Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.
• Cyancë here Mæander's daughter, whose recurving banks She often trode: (whose stream itself reseeks So oft) in beauteous form, by thee was known And, claspt by thee, a double offspring came Byblis and Caunus, from the warm embrace Let Byblis warn, that nymphs should ne'er indulge Illicit warmth. —  The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I ; II
• I don't doubt, had he been born a Briton, but his Idyliums had been filled with descriptions of threshing and churning, both which are unknown here, the corn being all trode (sic) out by oxen; and butter (I speak it with sorrow) unheard of I READ over your Homer here, with an infinite pleasure, and find several little passages explained, that I did not before entirely comprehend the beauty of; many of the customs, and much Of the dress then in fashion, being yet retained. —  Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, ;c.; in Different Parts of Europe
• He in the shining track His father trode, sincerely walked; no lack Had he of the great blessings which from thee Flow in such rich profusion, but did see By eye of Inspiration what God said Was soon to be fulfilled. —  The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects

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