I had, before my Portsmouth adventure, never known any other ambition than that of surpassing my brothers in the different labours of the field, but it was quite otherwise now; I sighed for a sight of the world ; the little island of Britain seemed too... The Economic Review - Stran 4451903Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| William Cobbett - 1801 - 586 strani
...sighed for a sight of the world ; the little island of Britain, seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were...the singing of the birds grew insipid, and even the hdart-cheering cry of the hounds, after which I formerly used to fly from my work, bound o'er the fields,... | |
| William Cobbett - 1809 - 76 strani
...sighed for a sight of the world ; the .little Island of Britain seemed top small a com? pass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were...the heart-cheering cry of the hounds,; after which I formerly used to fly from, my work, bound o'er the fields, and dash through the brakes and coppices,... | |
| Richard Carlile - 1826 - 878 strani
...I sighed for a sight of the world; the little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were...grew insipid ; and even the heartcheering cry of the houads, after which I formerly used to fly from my work, bound o'er the fields, and dash through the... | |
| William Cobbett - 1835 - 236 strani
...I sighed for a sight of the world; the little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were...the heart-cheering cry of the hounds, after which I had formerly used to fly from my work, bound o'er the fields, and dash through the brakes and coppices,... | |
| William Cobbett - 1835 - 230 strani
...I sighed for a sight of the world; the little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which. I had taken the most delight...the heart-cheering cry of the hounds, after which I had formerly used to fly from my work, bound o'er the fields, and dash through the brakes and coppices,... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1852 - 1482 strani
...for a sight of the world,' he says. ' The little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were...the heart-cheering cry of the hounds, after which I formerly used to fly from the work, bound o'er the fields, and dash through the brakes and coppices,... | |
| 1854 - 542 strani
...for a sight of the world,' he says. ' The little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were...the heart-cheering cry of the hounds, after which I formerly used to fly from the work, bound o'er the fields, and dash through the brakes and coppices,... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1854 - 608 strani
...a sight of the world ; the little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things m which I had taken the most delight were neglected...the heartcheering cry of the hounds, after which I formerly fled from my work, was heard with indifference. But on the 6th of May, 1783, I was dressed... | |
| 1854 - 598 strani
...I sighed for u sight of the world ; the little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were neglected ; the Binging of the birds grew insipid, and even the heartcheering cry of the hounds, after which I formerly... | |
| 1855 - 526 strani
...for a sight of the world,' he says. ' The little island of Britain seemed too small a compass for me. The things in which I had taken the most delight were...the heart-cheering cry of the hounds, after which I formerly used to fly from the work, bound o'er the fields, and dash through the brakes and coppices,... | |
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