My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 74
... Papers " and “ A Tale of the Great Plague , " while as we lived first at a No. 1 , I associated Hood's " Number One " with our house , and learnt the verses by heart when I was about seven years old . Ever since those early experiences ...
... Papers " and “ A Tale of the Great Plague , " while as we lived first at a No. 1 , I associated Hood's " Number One " with our house , and learnt the verses by heart when I was about seven years old . Ever since those early experiences ...
Page 81
... paper . " It would occupy a whole chapter to expose the errors and the fallacies that pervade this paper , and I must therefore confine myself to two points only , that of the rise of wages and of the food of skilled artisans . Mr ...
... paper . " It would occupy a whole chapter to expose the errors and the fallacies that pervade this paper , and I must therefore confine myself to two points only , that of the rise of wages and of the food of skilled artisans . Mr ...
Page 85
... paper as part of the soles in workmen's boots was unknown . The corduroys and fustians then generally worn by mechanics would last twice or thrice as long as the cheaper articles now sold VIJ LONDON WORKERS , SECULARISTS , ETC. 85.
... paper as part of the soles in workmen's boots was unknown . The corduroys and fustians then generally worn by mechanics would last twice or thrice as long as the cheaper articles now sold VIJ LONDON WORKERS , SECULARISTS , ETC. 85.
Page 87
... papers or books , or played draughts , dominoes , or bagatelle , and coffee was also supplied to any who wished for it . It was here that I first made acquaintance with Owen's writings , and especially with the wonderful and beneficent ...
... papers or books , or played draughts , dominoes , or bagatelle , and coffee was also supplied to any who wished for it . It was here that I first made acquaintance with Owen's writings , and especially with the wonderful and beneficent ...
Page 93
... paper , all which work was done by himself , and he then sold it to the agent of some Glasgow manufacturers of British muslins , then quite a new business . In this way he found he could make a clear profit of £ 6 a week . A few months ...
... paper , all which work was done by himself , and he then sold it to the agent of some Glasgow manufacturers of British muslins , then quite a new business . In this way he found he could make a clear profit of £ 6 a week . A few months ...
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