 | 1846 - 956 Seiten
...ten at night. This distressed him greatly ; for it deprived him of what haa been his sole enjoyment. To come home weary and sleepy, and then to have only...could be torn from needful rest, was a sore trial. In this state he suffered much wrong ; and the fact that, young as he was, nis pen became the instrument... | |
 | 1846 - 868 Seiten
...This distressed him greatly ; for it deprived him of what had been his sole enjoyment. To come homo weary and sleepy, and then to have only for mental...could be torn from needful rest, was a sore trial. In this state he suffered much wrong : and the fact that, young as he was, nis pen became the instrument... | |
 | 1855 - 488 Seiten
...borne ; but sixteen hours, and often eighteen, out of the twenty-four, was more than I could bear. To come home weary and sleepy, and then to have only...these circumstances, contrive to get through, amazes und confounds me, notwithstanding that my habits of application remain to this day strong and vigorous.... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1855 - 986 Seiten
...more than I could bear. To come homo weary and sleepy, and then to have only for mental sustr-nance the moments which by self-imposed tortures could be...these circumstances, contrive to get through, amazes Hud confounds me, notwithstanding that my habits of application remain to this day strong and vigorous.... | |
 | John Kitto - 1856 - 752 Seiten
...satisfied me ; but sixteen hours, and often eighteen, out of the twenty-four, was more than I could bear. To come home weary and sleepy, and then to have only...application remain to this day strong and vigorous. Since then I have had many difficulties interposed between me and what I believed to be the proper... | |
 | John Leaf - 1861 - 500 Seiten
...satisfied me ; but sixteen hours, and often eighteen, out of the twenty-four, was more than I could bear. To come home weary and sleepy, and then to have only...application remain to this day strong and vigorous." The ill-usage to which he was subjected, induced him at length to state his case to Mr. Burnard, who,... | |
 | 1871 - 784 Seiten
...When I was a shoemaker's apprentice, I worked sixteen hours out of twenty-four, and my heart gave way. Now that I look back upon this time, the amount of study which I did contrive to get through, under these circumstances, amazes and confounds me." The world is full of... | |
 | Various - 1871 - 664 Seiten
...When I was a shoemaker's apprentice, I worked sixteen out of the twenty-four, and my heart gave way. Now that I look back upon this time, the amount of study which I contrived to get through, under these circumstances, amazes and confounds me." The world is full of... | |
 | Alexander Wallace - 1876 - 220 Seiten
...satisfied me; but sixteen hours, and often eighteen, out of the twenty-four, was more than I could bear. To come home weary and sleepy, and then to have only...look back upon this time, the amount of study which I did'under these circumstances contrive to get through amazes and confounds me, notwithstanding that... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1881 - 230 Seiten
...ofteneighteey, out of the twenty-four, was D than I could bear. To come home weary and sleepy, and then . ve only for mental sustenance the moments which by self-imposed...could be torn from needful rest, was a sore trial; and mm that I look back upon this time, the amount of study which I did, under these circumstances, contrive... | |
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... but sixteen hours, and often eighteen, out of the twenty-four, was more than I could bear. To come home weary and sleepy, and then to have only for mental sustenance the moments which, by self-imposed tortures, could be torn from needful rest, was... 
