 ... hardships, was unfit for labour. My father's spirit was soon irritated, but not easily broken. There was a freedom in his lease in two years more, and, to weather these two years, we retrenched our expenses. We lived very poorly...  The Monthly Epitome - Page 2811801Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1800 - 532 pages
...our expences. We lived very poorly : I was a dexterous ploughman for my age ; and the next eldeit to me was a brother (Gilbert), who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thrafli the corn. A novel writer niight, perhaps, have viewed thefe icenes with fome fatisfaction,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...expenses. We " lived very poorly : I was a dextrous ploughman " for my age ; and the next eldest to me was a ** brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough " very well, and help me to thrash the corn. A " novel-writer might perhaps have viewed these " scenes with some satisfaction,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 818 pages
...expenfes. \V« lived very poorly : I was л 'dexterous ploughman -for my age ; ' and the next eldeit to me was a 'brother (Gilbert), who could drive the plough very well, and help me to ihralh the earn. A novel writer rnighf, perhaps, have viewed thefe Icenes with lome íati-síacíion,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 pages
...our e\p enees. We lived very poorly : I was a dexterous ploughman for my age ; and the next oldeft to me was. a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thrafh the corn. A novel-writer might perhaps have viewed thefe fcenes with fome fatisfaction, but... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...our expenses. We lived very poorly : 1 was a dextrous ploughman for my age ; and the next eldest to me was a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thrash the corn. A novel-writer might perhaps have viewed these scenes with some satisfaction, but... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - 388 pages
...our expenses. We lived very poorly : I was a dexterous ploughman, for my age ; and the next eldest to me was a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thrash the corn. A novel-writer might perhaps have viewed these scenes with some satisfaction, but... | |
 | British prose literature - 1819 - 364 pages
...our expenses. We lived very poorly : I was a dexterous ploughman, for my age ; and the next eldest to me was a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thrash the corn. A novel-writer might perhaps have viewed these scenes with some satisfaction, but... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 848 pages
...our erpences. We lived very poorly : I was a dexterous ploughman for my age ; and the next oldest to me was a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thrash the corn. A novel writer might perhaps have viewed these scenes with some satisfaction, but... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...our expences. We live( very poorly ; I was an excellen plough-man for my age, and the next eldest to me was a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough very well, and help me tt thrash the corn. A novel writer might perhaps have viewed thesi scenes with some satisfaction, bu... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1826 - 272 pages
...our expenses. We lived very poorly : I was a dexterous ploughman, for my age; and the next eldest to me was a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thresh the corn. A novel-writer might perhaps have viewed these scenes with some satisfaction ; but... | |
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