A Sentimental Journey

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a * scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1768 edition. Excerpt: ...repass'd sedately along the street, making a turn of about sixty paces on each side of the gate of the Jiotel--the man was about fifty-two.r--had a small cane under his armwas dress'd in a dark drab-coloured coat, waistcoat, and breeches, which seem'd to have seen some years service--they were still clean, and there Was a little air of frugal proprete throughout him. By his pulling off his hat, and his attitude of accosting a good many in his way, I saw he was asking charity; so I got a sous or two two out of my pocket ready to give him, as he took me in his turn--he pass'd by me without asking any thing--and yet did not go five steps further before he ask'd charity of a little woman--I was much more likely to have given of the two---He had scarce done with the woman, when he pull'd off his hat to another who was coming the fame way.--An ancient gentleman came slowly--and, after him, a young smart one--He let them both pass, and ask'd nothing: I stood observing him half an hour, in which time he had made a dozen turns backwards and forwards, and found that he invariably pursued the same plan. There These were two things very singular in this, which set my brain to work, and to no purpose--the first was, why the man should only tell his story to the sex--and secondly--what kind of story it was, and what species of eloquence it could be, which soften'd the hearts of the women, which he knew 'twas to no purpose to practise upon the men. There were two other circumstances which entangled this mystery--the one was, he tojd every woman what he had to fay in her ear, and in a way which had much more the air of a secret than a petition--the other was, it was always successful--he never stopp'd a woman, but she pull'd out her purse, and immediately gave...