My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 82
... facts from his own observation . About the time referred to , his father kept a public - house in or near Greenwich , much frequented by mechanics and other work- men , who came there in considerable numbers to have their dinner . He ...
... facts from his own observation . About the time referred to , his father kept a public - house in or near Greenwich , much frequented by mechanics and other work- men , who came there in considerable numbers to have their dinner . He ...
Page 85
... fact teach us that Government officials are quite unfitted to deal with such questions as these , mainly because they know nothing at first hand of the lives of the workers and thus omit to take account of some of the most essential ...
... fact teach us that Government officials are quite unfitted to deal with such questions as these , mainly because they know nothing at first hand of the lives of the workers and thus omit to take account of some of the most essential ...
Page 96
... facts that he hoped to reform these people by a system of justice and kindness , and gradually to discontinue all punish- ment , they naturally laughed at him for a wild enthusiast ; yet he ultimately succeeded to such an extent that ...
... facts that he hoped to reform these people by a system of justice and kindness , and gradually to discontinue all punish- ment , they naturally laughed at him for a wild enthusiast ; yet he ultimately succeeded to such an extent that ...
Page 114
... fact that only in the public - house could any one with enforced leisure have the opportunity of meet- ing friends and acquaintances and of hearing whatever news was to be had . Sometimes a labourer out of work , and having perhaps a ...
... fact that only in the public - house could any one with enforced leisure have the opportunity of meet- ing friends and acquaintances and of hearing whatever news was to be had . Sometimes a labourer out of work , and having perhaps a ...
Page 127
... fact that I was growing very rapidly , and my clothes , besides being rather shabby , were somewhat too small for me . Another drawback was that our residence at any place was too short to become really at home with these passing ...
... fact that I was growing very rapidly , and my clothes , besides being rather shabby , were somewhat too small for me . Another drawback was that our residence at any place was too short to become really at home with these passing ...
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