"And Men seye in theise Contrees, that Philosophres som tyme wenten upon theise Hilles, and helden to here Nose a Spou…"

"This Ryvere comethe rennynge from Paradys terrestre, betwene the Desertes of Ynde; and aftre it smytt unto Londe, and…"

"I have herd cownted, whan I was zong; how a worthi man departed somtyme from oure Contrees, for to go serche the Worl…"

"For fro what partie of the Erthe, that men duelle, outher aboven or benethen, it semethe always to hem that duellen, …"

"Sir John Mandeville [was] an encyclopedist whose mostly invented stories still ring true, thanks to his gift for writ…"

"I trust my readers will join me in grandly ignoring the complaints of sour-faced and grumpish scholars that "no such …"

"It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an a…"

"The main difficulty in using either lazo or bolas, is to ride so well, as to be able at full speed, and while suddenl…"

"Some leagues above Rozario the western shore was bounded by perpendicular cliffs, which extended in a long line to be…"

"One of the best gifts of nature seems here wilfully thrown away, in so grand a channel of communication being left un…"