Notes and Narratives of a Six Years' Mission, Principally Among the Dens of London |
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Page 40
... obtained his permission to read the passage to him . I read Ezekiel xxxiii . 32 : " Thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice , and can play well on an instrument : for they hear thy words , but they do ...
... obtained his permission to read the passage to him . I read Ezekiel xxxiii . 32 : " Thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice , and can play well on an instrument : for they hear thy words , but they do ...
Page 52
... obtain a couple of scanty meals a day - commonly a little bread and tea . She was in respectable service at the period she fell into temptation . I saw the father of the child on one occasion ; he allowed her nothing for months , and ...
... obtain a couple of scanty meals a day - commonly a little bread and tea . She was in respectable service at the period she fell into temptation . I saw the father of the child on one occasion ; he allowed her nothing for months , and ...
Page 56
... obtain the threepence , and in carts and stables , or on staircases , etc. , when he could not , lately pleased me very much in the matter of cleanliness . He had only one shirt , but he managed to have it clean , and I was asking him ...
... obtain the threepence , and in carts and stables , or on staircases , etc. , when he could not , lately pleased me very much in the matter of cleanliness . He had only one shirt , but he managed to have it clean , and I was asking him ...
Page 58
... obtain a job in Smithfield Market , had no lower garments , until I bought him an old pair , except an old sack fastened at the waist , and hanging round him . He attends our Evening Ragged School . When the north wind blows , reader ...
... obtain a job in Smithfield Market , had no lower garments , until I bought him an old pair , except an old sack fastened at the waist , and hanging round him . He attends our Evening Ragged School . When the north wind blows , reader ...
Page 60
... obtained a dinner in the following manner . He attended Billingsgate Market during the unloading of the sprat vessels - many poor per- sons do . He would perhaps collect as many as a pennyworth of sprats that were dropped on their way ...
... obtained a dinner in the following manner . He attended Billingsgate Market during the unloading of the sprat vessels - many poor per- sons do . He would perhaps collect as many as a pennyworth of sprats that were dropped on their way ...
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