 During the harvest he would amuse himself with going into the fields to glean the corn, on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they used to leave a little more than common to please the old gentleman, who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parish.  The Remarkable Life of John Elwes, Etc - Página 28de Edward TOPHAM (Major.) - 1802 - 38 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Edward Topham - 1791 - 140 páginas
...harveft he would amufe himfelf with . going into the fields to glean the corn, on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they ufed to leave a little more than...gentleman, 'who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parifh. In the advance of the feafon, his morning employment •was to pick up any ftray chips, bones,... | |
 | Edward Topham - 1791 - 144 páginas
...harveft he would amufe himfelf with going into the fields to glean the corn, on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they ufed to leave a little more than...gentleman, who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parifh. In the advance of the feafon, his morning employment was to pick up any ftray chips, bones,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 424 páginas
...harveft he would amufe himfelf with going into the fields to glean the corn on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they ufed to leave a little more than common to pleafe the «Id gentleman, who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parilh. In the advance of the feafon,... | |
 | William Granger - 1804 - 688 páginas
...harveft he would amufe himfelf with going into the fields to glean the corn on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they ufed to leave a little more than...gentleman, who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parilh. His morning employment, in the advance of the feafon, was to pick up any ftray chips, bones,... | |
 | 1801 - 432 páginas
...corn on the grounds of kis ou.n tenants, and they used to leave a little more than common to please the old gentleman,' who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parish. In the advance of the season, his morning -employment was to pick up any stray chips, bones,... | |
 | 1805 - 596 páginas
...corn on the grounds of his own tenants; and they used to leave a little more than e-ommon to please the old gentleman, who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parish. When the season was still farther advanced, his morni ng employment was, to pick up any stray... | |
 | 1790 - 820 páginas
...harveft he would amufe himfelf wjth going into the fields to glean ihe corn, on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they ufed to leave a little more than...gentleman, who was as eager after it, as any pauper in the parilh. In the advance of the feafon, his Doming employment was to pick up any ftray chips, bones,... | |
 | Frederic Shoberl - 1818 - 480 páginas
...corn on the grounds of bis own tenants ; and they used to leave a little more than common, to please the old gentleman, who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parish. In the advance of the.season, his morning employment was to pick up any stray chips, bunes,... | |
 | 1819 - 280 páginas
...corn on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they used to leave a little more than common, to please the old gentleman, who was as eager after it as any pauper in the parish. In t IIP advance of the season, his morning employment was to pick up any stray chips, bones,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 páginas
...corn, on the grounds of his own tenants ; and they used to leave a little more than common, to please the old gentleman, who •was as eager after it as any pauper in the parish." Gleaning, of course, was dearer than reaping could have been ! — it was the miser's harvtes... | |
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