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...1720. — But as my father could not afford to maintain me while I was in pursuit of these matters, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour,...keep sheep, which I continued to do for some years ; l* and in that time I began to study the stars in the night. In the day-time I amused myself by making...

...matters, and I was rather too young and weak for Studying the Stars with a Thread and Beads, Sun-Dial. 339 hard labour, he put me out to a Neighbour to keep...day-time I amused myself by making Models of Mills, Spinning- Wheels, and such other things as I happened to see. I then went to serve a considerable Farmer...

...but as my father could not afford to maintain me while I was in pursuit only of these matters, and as I was rather too young and weak for hard labour, he...and in that time I began to study the stars in the ni?ht. In the daytime I amused myself by making models of mills, spinning-wheels, and such other things...

...fatlver could not afford to maintain me while 1 was in pnrfuit onlyof thefe matters, and I was rather loo young and weak for hard labour, he put me out to a neighbour to keep fheep ; which 1 continued to do for fome years ; and in that time I began to ftudy the ftars in the...