 ... 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 - Seite 2811801Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1896 - 710 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1896 - 710 Seiten
...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... | |
 | George Iles - 1908 - 202 Seiten
...our expenses. We lived very 48 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 novelwriter might, perhaps, have viewed these scenes with some satisfaction, but... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1910 - 706 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Ernest Rhys - 1913 - 410 Seiten
...our expenses. We lived very poorly ; I was a dexterous ploughman for my age ; and the next eldest for me was a brother (Gilbert), who could drive the plough very well, and help me to thresh the corn. A novelwriter might, perhaps, have viewed these scenes with some satisfaction, but... | |
 | Andrew Herbert Dakers - 1923 - 254 Seiten
...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 12 thresh the corn . . . my indignation yet boils at the recollection of the scoundrel factor's insolent... | |
 | 1800 - 534 Seiten
...expences. We lived very poorly : 1 was a dextrous ploughman for my age ; and the next eldeil to roe was a brother (Gilbert) who could drive the plough...and help me to thralh the corn. A novel-writer might perhaps have viewed thefe fcenes with fome fatisfaftion, but fo did pot I ; my indignation yet boils... | |
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