My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1905 |
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Page 77
... portion of their bread ; while a much larger proportion than now lived in the country and had large gardens or a few acres of land . My mother often took me with her when visiting such poor cottagers as were known to her , and my ...
... portion of their bread ; while a much larger proportion than now lived in the country and had large gardens or a few acres of land . My mother often took me with her when visiting such poor cottagers as were known to her , and my ...
Page 85
... portion , and in some cases the whole of the increase in wages . Another point which Mr. Giffen omits to notice and allow for is the fact , well known to all workmen who remember the earlier period , that the decreased cost of clothing ...
... portion , and in some cases the whole of the increase in wages . Another point which Mr. Giffen omits to notice and allow for is the fact , well known to all workmen who remember the earlier period , that the decreased cost of clothing ...
Page 126
... portion of the work to do by ourselves when he was away for a week or two , and as we worked very hard , and seldom ... portions , and then he cut the lean off the rest of the joint , gave me the ribs , and we very soon left nothing but ...
... portion of the work to do by ourselves when he was away for a week or two , and as we worked very hard , and seldom ... portions , and then he cut the lean off the rest of the joint , gave me the ribs , and we very soon left nothing but ...
Page 127
... portion of the public in all classes of society , it is not very surprising that most of the young men of the middle classes that came across my path should have been rather disreputable in conversation , though , perhaps , not always ...
... portion of the public in all classes of society , it is not very surprising that most of the young men of the middle classes that came across my path should have been rather disreputable in conversation , though , perhaps , not always ...
Page 132
... portion of the nineteenth century . About thirty miles further on the watershed between the river - basins of the Ouse and Severn had to be crossed , a district of small rainfall and scanty streams , from which the whole supply of the ...
... portion of the nineteenth century . About thirty miles further on the watershed between the river - basins of the Ouse and Severn had to be crossed , a district of small rainfall and scanty streams , from which the whole supply of the ...
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