Patches on the ground seemed to float to the rear as if I were on a treadmill and scenery was rushing past me.
Over The Top
Empey
There would be mention of the bishops in their lawn sleeves, the judges in their ermine robes, the pillory, the stocks, the treadmill, the cat-o’-nine tails, the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, and the practice of kissing the Pope’s toe.