crammed behind, and who isseated in a most uneasy and tottering positionupon the axletree in front. This processionexhibits several carriages similarly constructed, and thrown back upon the hind wheels, probablythat the indolence of their occupants might beaccommodated by the angle at which they… … six horses, the foremost of which is ridden bya postilion, with heavy jack-boots and spurs,and is preceded by a running footman carryinga gold-headed cane. These latter attendantson aristocracy were derived from the East, andkept before the horses on the pretence of clear-ing the way. They were…
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