Note 36 — PATRICIANS AND PLEBEIANS.
Reading edition
A figurative expression for “with all possible speed”—used by the Irish peasants: by taking short cuts, and fairly hopping along, a young peasant would beat any good traveller.
Reading edition
A figurative expression for “with all possible speed”—used by the Irish peasants: by taking short cuts, and fairly hopping along, a young peasant would beat any good traveller.