| 单词 | posthouse |
| 例句 | And where these passed, alarming the sleeping inns and posthouses, panic sprang up upon their heels, and the travellers on the down nightcoaches marvelled at the tales which met them with the daylight. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z I considered my difficulties all ended, and showed at the posthouse my letter from the Polish captain to the commissario. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Our driver took us, according to their custom, to the posthouse. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Dearest Will,—I wrote to you two letters, and payd for them from the posthouse here at Westminster; to which I have had no answer. Andrew Marvell And I could not restrain myself, but I would go and carry a letter for my brother to the posthouse; then it was, indeed, that I observed a profound silence in the streets. History of the Plague in London In my grandfather's time it was a fine, well-kept highway, with posthouses every ten miles, though a rare place for robbery; but nowadays nobody wants it at all, for nobody comes or goes. The Waters of Edera In a few moments I crawled out, staggered a few steps, and threw myself down on the floor of a wretched posthouse. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z True, travellers were not rare on this road, since it was part of the great highway from London to Chester, and the little thoroughfare town of Stone, some three miles ahead, had a noted posthouse. The Yeoman Adventurer They seemed to be annoyed at every posthouse with their passports, &c.; The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 345, December 6, 1828 Said my master, Did you send your letter away to the posthouse, my good girl, for your father? Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded A small hamlet was at no great distance, and I betook myself thither, in the hopes of hiring a trap to convey me to the posthouse, but I was disappointed. The Book of Were-Wolves We moved moderately, and toward evening came to a posthouse kept by a Jew, or, rather, a Jewess, who was so kind and attentive that we determined to stay there all night. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z He did not believe, however, that I should travel so far, for he had seen to it that I should find no horses at the posthouses. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... There are no proper hotels or posthouses on the little-frequented Norwegian roads; but the wealthy peasants undertake the duties of both. Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North We lighted our pipes and escorted our crippled vehicle to the posthouse, where we bought a wheel off another wagon, much better than the old one, only about two inches lower. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z At eleven o'clock we stopped at a wretched posthouse, boiled water, and refreshed ourselves with deep potations of hot tea. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z As usual, at the door of the posthouse a group of Jews gathered around us. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Fortunately, too, we were but two or three versts from a posthouse. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z In the morning we stopped at a little town, where the posthouse had in front four Corinthian columns supporting a balcony. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z The posthouse was usually in a village, but sometimes stood alone, the only object to be seen on the great plain. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z At about nine o'clock we whirled furiously into a little village, and stopped at the door of the posthouse. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z The whole road is Macadamized, smooth and level as a floor, from the banks of the Bug to Warsaw; the posthouses and postmasters are much better, and posting is better regulated, though more expensive. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z That night, in a miserable posthouse in a miserable village, we found an old billiard-table. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z In less than an hour we brought up before the door of a posthouse. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z He stops when he pleases, and his servants prepare his meals, sometimes in the open air, but generally at the posthouse. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z |
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