| 1855 - 526 pagina’s
...marvels. ' At efeven years of age, my employment was clipping of bosedgings and weeding- bed* of Sowers in the garden of the Bishop of Winchester, at the castle of Farnham. I had always been fond of beautiful gardens; and a gardener, who had just come from the king's gardens... | |
| Charles C. B. Seymour - 1858 - 1454 pagina’s
...incident admirably. " At eleven years of age my employment was clipping of box edgings and weeding beds of flowers in the garden of the Bishop of Winchester at the Castle of Farnham. I had always been fond of beautiful flowers, and a gardener, who had just come from the king's gardens... | |
| Graduated series - 1859 - 462 pagina’s
...been without a garden. " At eleven years of age, my employment was clipping boxedgings and weeding beds of flowers in the garden of the Bishop of Winchester, at the castle of Farnham. I had always been fond of beautiful gardens ; and a gardener, who had just come from the king's gardens... | |
| John Timbs - 1864 - 390 pagina’s
...COBBETT. BY HIMSELF. " At eleven years of age, my employment was clipping of box-edges and weeding beds of flowers in the garden of the Bishop of Winchester,...gardener, who had just come from the King's gardens at Kew, gave such a description of them as made me instantly resolve to work in these gardens. The... | |
| 1867 - 488 pagina’s
...of Coventry in 1820 : "At eleven years of age my employment was clipping of box-edgings and weeding beds of flowers in the garden of the bishop of Winchester,...of beautiful gardens ; and a gardener who had just came from the king's gardens at Kew gave such a description ot them as made me instantly resolve to... | |
| Henry Lytton Bulwer Baron Dalling and Bulwer - 1868 - 788 pagina’s
...reformers to pay for returning him to Parliament, "my employment was clipping of box-edgings and weeding beds of flowers in the garden of the Bishop of Winchester...gardener who had just come from the King's gardens at Kew gave me such a description of them as made me instantly resolve to work in those gardens. The... | |
| 1870 - 816 pagina’s
...of age " (Cobbctt writes), "my employment was clipping of box-edgings and weeding beds of flowers iu the garden of the Bishop of Winchester, at the Castle...gardener, who had just come from the King's gardens at Kew, gave me such a description of them as niade me^istantly resolve to work in those gardens. The... | |
| 1870 - 870 pagina’s
...was clipping olf box-edgings and weeding beds of flowers in thegirJen of the Bishop of Winchester, nt the Castle of Farnham, my native town I had always...gardener, who had just come from the King's gardens at Kew, gave me such a description of them as made me instantly resolve to work in those gardens. The... | |
| John Selby Watson - 1870 - 434 pagina’s
...vol. ip 102; Life of Cobbett, 12mo, 1835. " my employment was clipping of box edgings, and weeding beds of flowers, in the garden of the Bishop of Winchester at the castle of Farnham. I had always been fond of beautiful gardens ; and a gardener, who had just come from the King's gardens... | |
| 1870 - 856 pagina’s
..." At eleven years of age " (Cobbett writes), " my employment was clippingof box-edgings and weeding beds of flowers in the garden of the Bishop of Winchester, at the Castle of Farnhatu. my native town. 1 had always been fond of beautiful gardens, and a gardener, who had just... | |
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