 I was sent for by other ladies in the country, and began to think myself growing very rich by the money I got for such drawings ; out of which I had the pleasure of occasionally supplying the wants of my poor father.  First Steps to Astronomy and Geography - Page 46by First steps - 1828 - 386 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1854 - 364 pages
...sent for by other ladies in the country, and began to think myself growing very rich by the money 1 got for such drawings, out of which I had the pleasure of occasionally supplying the wants of my poor lather. Yet all this while I could not leave off star-gazing in the nights, and taking the places of... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1858 - 300 pages
...soon became quite an adept. " On this," says he, '' 1 was sent for by other ladies in the country, and began to think myself growing very rich by the money I got by such drawings ; out of which 1 had the pleasure of occasionally supplying the wants of my poor father."... | |
 | Henry Howe - Technology & Engineering - 1858 - 524 pages
...soon became quite an adept. " On this," says ne, " I was sent for by other ladies in the country, and began to think myself growing very rich by the money I got by such drawings ; out of which I had the pleasure of occasionally supplving the wants of my poor father."... | |
 | 1860 - 782 pages
...In this he succeeded so well, that other ladies in the neighbourhood gave him similar employment ; and he says, " I began to think myself growing very...occasionally supplying the wants of my poor father." From drawing patterns, he proceeded to copying, with pen and ink, several of Sir James's pictures,... | |
 | Education - 1861 - 552 pages
...rest I did according to my own fancy. On this, I was sent for by other ladies in the country ; and began to think myself growing very rich by the money...this while, I could not leave off star-gazing in the night, and taking the places of the planets among the stars, by my abovementioned thread. By this,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1865 - 594 pages
...soon became quite an adept. " On this," says he, " I was sent for by other ladies in the country, and began to think myself growing very rich by the money I got by such drawings ; out of which I had the pleasure of occasionally supplying the wants of my poor father."... | |
 | James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson - Astronomers - 1867 - 534 pages
...Dipple. did according to my own fancy. On this 1 was sent for by other ladies in the country, and begun to think myself growing very rich by the money I got for such drawings, out of which I had Auchmedden), for the following interesting notes on the good and umiable Lady Dipple. " Lady Dipple's... | |
 | James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson - Astronomers - 1870 - 550 pages
...Dipple. did according to my own fancy. On this 1 was sent for by other ladies in the country, and begun to think myself growing very rich by the money I got for such drawings, out of which I had Auchmedden), for the following interesting notes on the good and amiable Lady Dipple. " Lady Dipple... | |
 | Biography - 1877 - 814 pages
...In this he succeeded so well, that other ladies in the neighbourhood gave him similar employment ; and he says, " I began to think myself growing very...occasionally supplying the wants of my poor father." From drawing patterns, he proceeded to copying, with pen and ink, several of Sir James's pictures^... | |
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