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[666.2] "Rob Roy with elevated prow":- In June 1821, Rob Roy was moved to Dover where she became the first steam powered packet between England and France. Below...

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[666.3] "The Clyde":- see below

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[666.4] "Captain Wise":- Captain Wyse listed as captain of the Britannia in 1817 [Ref: Early Clyde Steamboats by Andrew McKechnie http://www.dalmadan.com/?p=1135]

 

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[666.5] "Anither course has Marion ta'en, She's cruizing on Lochlomond":- Below is a picture of Marion taken from an advertising handbill.

Lord Jeffrey,...

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[666.6] "The Comet like its namesakes grown":- The Comet was the first steamboat to provide a regular passenger service in Europe. [Ref: Ransom P.J.G.; Bell's Comet: How...

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[666.7] "the Steam-boat Robert Burns":- See bar599~Lines Written on the New Steamer Robert Burns

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[666.8] In 1824 Harriston self-published a volume called "The steam-boat traveller's remembrancer : containing, poems descriptive of the principal watering places visited by the steam-boats from Glasgow /...

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note-036-1: Dates [036.1], Uncategorised, Who's been a stunner on the turf:-~[036.1], Uncategorised, "Who's been a stunner on the turf":- |

The Dart was a stagecoach that ran from the Swan...

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note-036-2: Dates [036.2], Uncategorised, But left home with the Dart:-~[036.2], Uncategorised, "But left home with the Dart":- |

Probably George Stanhope 6th Earl of Chesterfield 1805-1866 (i), The Stanhope family...

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note-036-3: Dates [036.3], Uncategorised, To live with young Lord Chesterfield:-~[036.3], Uncategorised, "To live with young Lord Chesterfield":- |

To "take someone in" is to play some sort of confidence trick...

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note-036-4: Dates [036.4], Uncategorised, A merry tiger smart. A person of very great activity, strength, or courage. [OED]/p~[036.4], Uncategorised, "A merry tiger smart". A person of very great activity,...

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note-036-5: Dates [036.5], Uncategorised, I next became a knowing knave:-~[036.5], Uncategorised, "I next became a knowing knave":- |

A View of the Horse Fair at Smithfiled Market by Charles Pye

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note-036-6: Dates [036.6], Uncategorised, But, Lord, I got so wide awake:-~[036.6], Uncategorised, "But, Lord, I got so wide awake":- |

A. Newman and Co., job and postmaster, 121 Regent Street...

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note-036-7: Dates [036.7], Uncategorised, Just according to the tip:-~[036.7], Uncategorised, "Just according to the tip":- |

The railway has ruined me. Post riders were superseded by the railway. The railway...

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note-036-8: Dates [036.8], Uncategorised, At that time o' day swells came out flash, They didn't mind the tin, :-~[036.8], Uncategorised, "At that time o' day swells came out flash,...

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note-036-9: Dates [036.9], Uncategorised, But though they often took me out, I often took them in:-~[036.9], Uncategorised, "But though they often took me out, I often took them in":-...

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note-036-10: Dates [036.10], Uncategorised, rummy tricks:-~[036.10], Uncategorised, "rummy tricks":- |

The parcel mail Bob drove would be much the same as this one from the end of the century

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note-036-11: Dates [036.11], Uncategorised, I nailed the beans, the hay and corn:-~[036.11], Uncategorised, "I nailed the beans, the hay and corn":- |

Look after the horses for their owners. Below...

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[Note 326.1] "I travelled for Gallipot, Cork, and Co." - Commercial travellers often used the railways. A gallipot is a small earthen glazed pot, especially. one used...

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[Note 326.2] "Who served behind a first-class bar" - Stations were designed to minimise encounters between classes with separate waiting rooms refreshment rooms etc. By using the...

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[Note 326.3] "the Chatham and Dover Line" - The London Chatham and Dover Railway opened in 1861. Its reputation for poor service is the subject of another...

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[Note 326.4] "Or served the soup so very hot as the bell rang for the train / To “scald your mouth” or “leave the lot” / But...

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[Note 326.5] "You may suppose she’d lots of beaux" - In fact the long hours worked by all railway servants, and the discipline imposed by the railway...

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[Note 326.6] "All clothed in green with silver lace / On the collar of his coat a yard / An elegant foot for a Wellington Boot /...

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