 I arrived at the honour of joining the reapers in harvest, driving the team, and holding the plough. We were all of us strong and laborious ; and my father used to boast that he had four boys, the eldest of whom was but fifteen years old, who did as much...  The Life of William Cobbett - Pagina 22door William Cobbett - 1835 - 422 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Cobbett - 1796 - 76 pagina’s
...were all of us ftrong and laborious, and my father ufed to boaft, that he had four boys, the eldeft of whom was but fifteen years old, who did as much work as any . three men in the p'arifh of Farnham. Honeft pride, and happy days ! I have fome faint recolle£Hon of going to fchool... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1797 - 86 pagina’s
...were all of us ftrong and laborious, and my father ufed to boaft, that he had four boys, the eldeft of whom was but fifteen years old, who did as much work as any : three men in the parifh of Farnham. Honeft pride, and happy days i I have fome faint recollection of going to fcho©l... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1801 - 586 pagina’s
...the team, and holding plough. We were all of us strong and laborious, and my father used to boasr, that he had four boys, the eldest of whom was but...fifteen years old, who did as much work as any three m»n in the parisk of Farnham. Honest pride, and happy days ! I have some faint recollection of going... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1809 - 76 pagina’s
...and hence I arrived at the honour of joining the reapers in harvest, driving the team, and holding plough. We were all of us strong and laborious, and...the parish of Farnham. Honest pride and happy days 1 . I have some faint recollection of going to school to an.old woman, who, I believe .did not succeed... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1835 - 230 pagina’s
...pease followed; and hence I arrived at the honour of joining the reapers in harvest, driving the team, and holding the plough. We were all of us strong and...never forsook him. Often in his works does he allude toliis early occupations, and his early home — pluming himself, as it were, like a phoenix that has... | |
 | 1835 - 746 pagina’s
...and hence I arrived at the honour of joining the reapers in harvest, driving the team, and holding plough. We were all of us strong and laborious ; and...the parish of Farnham. Honest pride and happy days ! " I have some faint recollection of going to School to an old woman, who, I believe, did not succeed... | |
 | 1836 - 456 pagina’s
...and hence I arrived at the honour of joining the reapers in harvest, driving the team, and holding plough. We were all of us strong and laborious ; and...the parish of Farnham. Honest pride and happy days ! " I have some famt recollection of going to school to au old woman, who, I believe, did not succeed... | |
 | 1836 - 540 pagina’s
...and hence I arrived at the honour of joining the reapers in harvest, driving the team, and holding plough. We were all of us strong and laborious ; and...the parish of Farnham. Honest pride and happy days !" ***** * " I have some faint recollection of going to school to an old woman, who, I believe, did... | |
 | 1836 - 492 pagina’s
...plough. We were all of us strong and laborious ; and my father used to boast, that he had four hoys, the eldest of whom was but fifteen years old, who...the parish of Farnham. Honest pride and happy days ! " ****** " I have some faint recollection of going to school to an old woman, who, I believe, did... | |
 | 1867 - 854 pagina’s
...laboured vigorously : My father used to boast that he had fonr boys, the eldest of whom was but h'fteen years old, who did as much work as any three men in the parish of Fiirnham. ... I do not remember the time [says William, the third (?) of these boys] when I did not... | |
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