Hoeing 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 laborious ; and my father used to boast that he had four boys, the eldest of whom was but... The Life of William Cobbett - Pagina 24door 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
...liappiest reminiscence that he was in early days trained to habits of industry — industry was-certainly the groundwork of his fame. Mere genius, without it,...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... | |
| William Cobbett - 1835 - 236 pagina’s
...father like our's, it will be readily supposed, did not suffer us to eat the bread of idleness. - 1 do not remember the time when I did not earn my own...early home — pluming himself, as it were, like a phoenix that has risen from its ashes, and loving the very obscurity of his origin, because it had... | |
| 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 - 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 - 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 - 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... | |
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