 I learned grammar when I was a private soldier on the pay of sixpence a day. The edge of my berth, or that of the guard-bed, was my seat to study in ; my knapsack was my bookcase ; a bit of board, lying on my lap, was my writing-table ; and the task did...  The Monthly Review - Página 2221835Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1858 - 272 páginas
...study in ; my knapsack was my book-case, and a bit of board lying in my lap, was my writing-table. I had no money to purchase candle or oil; in winter time it was rarely that I could get any light but that of the fire, and only my turn even of that. To buy a pen or sheet of paper, I was compelled... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 368 páginas
...edge of my berth, or that of my guard-bed, was my seat to study in ; my knapsack was my book-case ; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table ; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase candle or oil; in winter time it was rarely... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1860 - 358 páginas
...to study in ; my knapsack was my book-case ; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing table ; and the task did not demand any thing like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase caudle or oil ; in winter time it was rarely that I could get any evening light but that of the fire,... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1861 - 354 páginas
...The edge of my berth, or that of the guard-bed, was my seat to study in; my knapsack was my bookcase; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase candle or oil; in winter time it was rarely... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1862 - 352 páginas
...The edge of my berth, or that of the guard-bed, was my seat to study in; my knapsack was my bookcase; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase caudle or oil; in waiter time it was rarely... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1863 - 312 páginas
...berth,' he writes, ' or that of my guard bed, was my seat to study in ; my knapsack was my book-case ; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table ; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase candle or oil ; in winter it was rarely... | |
 | Henry Lytton Bulwer Baron Dalling and Bulwer - 1868 - 788 páginas
...berth, or that of the guard-bed, was my seat to study on; my knapsack was my book-case, a bit of bread lying on my lap was my writing-table, and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life." Such is will. In America, Cobbett remained as a soldier till the... | |
 | 1870
...study in; my knap-sack was my book-case ; and a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table. In winter time, it was rarely that I could get any...light, but that of the fire, and only my turn even at that. To buy a pen or a sheet of paper, I was compelled to forego some portion of my food, though... | |
 | John Selby Watson - 1870 - 434 páginas
...study on ; my knapsack was my book-case ; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table. . . . I had no money to purchase candle or oil. In winter time it was rarely that I could get any light but that of the fire, and only my turn even of that. And if I, under such circumstances, and... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 páginas
...edge of my berth, or that of my guard-bed, \vas my seat to study in; my knapsack was my bookcase ; a bit of board, lying on my lap, was my writing-table ; and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. I had no money to purchase candle or oil ; in winter time it was rarely... | |
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