| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 lehte
...several years butcher's ineat " was a stranger in the house, while all the nlem" berg of the family exerted themselves, to the " utmost of their strength,...farm.. My brother at the age " of thirteen assisted in threshing the crop of " corn, and at fifteen was the principal labourer " on the farm, for we .had... | |
| Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 lehte
...sparingly. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house, while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength,...at fifteen was the principal labourer on the farm ; for •we had no hired servant, male or female. The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years,... | |
| Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 lehte
...sparingly. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house, while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength...age of thirteen, assisted in thrashing the crop of com, and at fifteen was the principal labourer on the farm, for we had no hired servant, male or female.... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 lehte
...sparingly. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house, while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength...corn, and at fifteen was the principal labourer on tha farm, for we had no hired servant, male or female. The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years.... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1830 - 340 lehte
...sparingly. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house, while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength,...at fifteen was the principal labourer on the farm, for we had no hired servant, male or female. The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years, under... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 lehte
...sparing. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house; while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength,...at fifteen was the principal labourer on the farm, for we hod no hired servant, male or female. The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years, under... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 lehte
...sparing. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house; while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength,...at fifteen was the principal labourer on the farm, for we had no hired servant, male or female. The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years, under... | |
| Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 lehte
...sparing. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house, while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength,...at fifteen was the principal labourer on the farm, for \vc had no hired servant, male or female The anguish of mind we felt at our tender years, under... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 lehte
...sparingly. For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house, while all the members of the family exerted themselves to the utmost of their strength and rather beyond it, in the labors of the farm. My brother, at the age of thirteen, assisted in thrashing the crop of corn, and... | |
| Robert Burns - 1834 - 420 lehte
...own person at defiance : he felt but for his father. All this is touchingly described by Gilbert. " My brother, at the age of thirteen, assisted in thrashing...at fifteen, was the principal labourer on the farm ; for we had no hired servant, male or female. The anguish of mind we felt, at our tender years, under... | |
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