Tag Archives: Joseph Sansom

Nature’s Freezer

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 18. The following is taken from Travels in Lower Canada, by Joseph Sansom (1820): Quebec is subjected to frequent rains, by the neighbouring mountains which arrest the clouds in its vicinity; and it has little to boast of … Continue reading →

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Beauty and Misery

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 17. The following is taken from Travels in Lower Canada, by Joseph Sansom (1820): On my return toward Quebec, I proceeded more leisurely than I had done in coming down, and now found time to admire the beautiful … Continue reading →

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