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...The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY Edited with Introduction and Notes by Milton Ha... ...TE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc By Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univ... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...as born in Manchester on the 15th of August, 1785. His father was a man of high character and great taste for literature as well as a successful man o... ...manner, yet inexcusably inconsiderate in his behavior. Again, he sets up a high standard of purity of diction, yet uses slang quite unnecessarily and ... ...der, but which, in doing so, may or may not happen occasionally to reach a higher station, at which the amusement passes into an impassioned interest.... ...—then note you what I vehemently protest: viz., that, no matter though the sheriff and under-sheriff in every county should be running after you with ... ...l domicile on the box of the mail. It is felony to stop the mail; even the sheriff cannot do that. And an extra touch of the whip to the leaders (no g... ...n extra touch of the whip to the leaders (no great matter if it grazes the sheriff) at any time guarantees your safety.” In fact, a bedroom in a quiet...

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