 | 1803 - 614 pages
...mother, who had stored up the literature of a country town, which, about half a century ago, amounted to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant...many other histories equally instructive and amusing. My father returned from sea in 1764. He had been at the siege of the Havannah ; and though he received... | |
 | Biography - 1803 - 624 pages
...mother, who had stored up the literature of a country town, which,, about half a century ago, amounted to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant...many other histories equally instructive and amusing. Aly father returned from sea in 1764. He had been at the siege of the Havannah; and though he received... | |
 | Juvenal - Satire, Latin - 1806 - 572 pages
...mother, who had stored up the literature of a country town, which, about half a century ago, amounted to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant...many other histories equally instructive and amusing. mother (then with child of me) returned to her native place, Ashburton, where 1 was born, in April,... | |
 | 1827 - 330 pages
...mother, who had stored up the literature of a country town, which, about ahalf century ago, amounted to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant...native place, Ashburton, where I was born, in April 1766. My father returned from sea in 1764. He had been at the siege of the Havannah, and though he... | |
 | William Gifford - Della Cruscans (English writers) - 1827 - 234 pages
...mother, who had stored up the literature of a country town, which, about half a century ago, amounted to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant...many other histories equally instructive and amusing. My father returned from sea. ill YT 6A. been at the siege of the a trifle more was got by agi•.>,_,,... | |
 | 1827 - 394 pages
...mother, who had stored up the literature of a country town, which, about half a century ago, amounted to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant...acquired much curious knowledge of Catskin and the Golden Cull, and the liloody Gardener, and many other histories equally instructive and amusing." sent to... | |
 | Great Britain - 1828 - 628 pages
...mother, who had stored up the literature of a country town, which about half a century ago amounted to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant...many other histories equally instructive and amusing. “My father returned from sea in 1764. He had been at the siege of the Havannah; and though he received... | |
 | 334 pages
...proper age she sent her son to a dameschool, where he learned to read; and from his mother, he says " he acquired much curious knowledge of ' Catskin,' and...other histories equally instructive and amusing."* ther, to Portsmouth for example, an additional hand was hired for the voyage. In this vessel, the Two... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Biography - 1832 - 338 pages
...half a century ago, amounted to little more than what was disseminated hy itinerant hallad singers, or rather readers, I had acquired much curious knowledge...other histories equally instructive and amusing." Young Gifford's father returned from sea in 1764. He had acquired considerahle property, hut his hahits... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835 - 924 pages
...command in the l.ymi, a large armed transport in the service of government : while my mother (then with child of me) returned to her native place, Ashburton, where I was born, in April, 175fi. necessary to account for the long delay of the tne following work ; and I can only do it by... | |
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to little more than what was disseminated by itinerant ballad-singers, or rather, readers, I had acquired much curious knowledge of " Catskin," and the " Golden Bull," and the " Bloody Gardener," and many other histories equally instructive and amusing.... 
