My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideGregg, 1969 - 916 pages |
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Page 208
... frequently , too , covered with brambles , dwarf willows , and alders . 66 The short - hay meadows , " as they are called , are a class of lands entirely unknown in most parts of England ; I shall , therefore , endeavour to describe ...
... frequently , too , covered with brambles , dwarf willows , and alders . 66 The short - hay meadows , " as they are called , are a class of lands entirely unknown in most parts of England ; I shall , therefore , endeavour to describe ...
Page 214
... frequently collected , and some- times much more , and as from various causes they are not called upon to return more than one - half , they get half the sum clear , and a loan without interest of the other half to commence life with ...
... frequently collected , and some- times much more , and as from various causes they are not called upon to return more than one - half , they get half the sum clear , and a loan without interest of the other half to commence life with ...
Page 216
... frequently unable to read or write , but can some- times con over his Welsh Bible , and make out an unintelligible bill ; and if in addition he can read a little English and knows the four first rules of arithmetic , he may be ...
... frequently unable to read or write , but can some- times con over his Welsh Bible , and make out an unintelligible bill ; and if in addition he can read a little English and knows the four first rules of arithmetic , he may be ...
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