I never saw such a place for merched anllad [wanton women] as Northampton. - George Borrow

Smoking has a sedative effect upon the nerves, and enables a man to bear the sorrows of this life (of which every one has his share) not only decently, but dignifiedly.

There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.

Translation is at best an echo.