Identifier: motoringaboard00pres (find matches)
Title: Motoring aboard
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Presbrey, Frank Spencer, 1855- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, The Outing publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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es of sweetlittle villages nestling beside swift runningstreams. We crossed the line into England,and made our first stop at Wrexham, visiting thechurchyard where Elihu Yale, founder of YaleCollege, was buried in 1721. His tomb is inclosedby an iron fence through which the epitaphcarved in the stone is easily deciphered. It reads: Born in America, in Europe bred. In Africa traveled, in AsiawedWhere long he hved and thrived, in London dead.Much good, some ill he did, so hope alls evenAnd that his soul through Mercys gone to heaven.You that survive and read this tale take careFor this most certain exit to prepare,When blest in peace the actions of the justSmell sweet and blossom in the silent dust. From Wrexham it is only an hours run toChester, and we drew up at the Grosvenor Hotellate in the afternoon after a glorious days run.In fact the four most beautiful days runs wehad enjoyed on our entire trip were made onSunday, an incidental coincidence which we hadnot in any way planned. 260
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