| Joseph Johnson - 1883 - 426 Seiten
...not labour under the same defect, but that I would put him to school and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man, and how do you think I...and watches at night after my daily labour was done ; and thus I procured the means of educating my son!" But at this period of his life he did other work... | |
| Stepping-stone - 1883 - 282 Seiten
...defect, but that I -would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, :however, but a poor man, and how do you think I managed ? I betook...watches at night, after my . daily labour was done, and thus I procured the means of educating my son." THE TURNING-POINT. And now came the time when the... | |
| 1888 - 248 Seiten
...under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man ; and how do you think I managed ? I betook myself to mending my neighbors' clocks and watches at nights, after my daily labor was done, and thus I procured the means... | |
| George Walter Macgeorge - 1894 - 598 Seiten
...under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man ; and how do you think...watches at night, after my daily labour was done, and thus I procured the means of educating my son. He became my assistant and my companion. He got... | |
| George Walter Macgeorge - 1894 - 604 Seiten
...under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man ; and how do you think...watches at night, after my daily labour was done, and thus I procured the means of educating my son. He became my assistant and my companion. He got... | |
| Samuel Reynolds Hole - 1901 - 370 Seiten
...labour under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man, and how do you think I...and watches at night after my daily labour was done, and thus I procured the means of educating my son." With all his heart and to the end of his days that... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1904 - 536 Seiten
...under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man; and how do you think I...myself to mending my neighbours' clocks and watches at nights, after my daily labour was done, and thus I procured the means of educating my son." * Carrying... | |
| John R. Raynes - 1921 - 372 Seiten
...however, a poor man," he afterwards said, and in order to educate his son, " How do you think I did ? I betook myself to mending my neighbours' clocks and watches at night after my day's work was done, and thus I got the means of bringing up my son." He had seen a locomotive at Wylam,... | |
| Lawrence Fraser Abbott - 1927 - 326 Seiten
...under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man; and how do you think I...myself to mending my neighbours' clocks and watches at nights, after my daily labour was done, and thus I procured the means of educating my son. In accordance... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 2001 - 240 Seiten
...under the same defect, but that I would put him to a good school, and give him a liberal training. I was, however, a poor man; and how do you think I...myself to mending my neighbours' clocks and watches at nights, after my daily labour was done, and thus I procured the means of educating my son." When he... | |
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