Passages from the auto-biography of a 'man of Kent' [R. Cowtan] ed. by Reginald Fitz-Roy Stanley1866 |
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... himself supplied , may not be out of place here , and will moreover enable the reader to form a better conception of the idiosyncrasies of the " Man of Kent . " X Introduction . My friend has been known to me NTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR.
... himself supplied , may not be out of place here , and will moreover enable the reader to form a better conception of the idiosyncrasies of the " Man of Kent . " X Introduction . My friend has been known to me NTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR.
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... she ever became his wife that she has turned out better than her mamma . There was a younger son , a lad of about eight years old , who took a great liking to me , which I was glad Short Commons . 21 at times to turn to good.
... she ever became his wife that she has turned out better than her mamma . There was a younger son , a lad of about eight years old , who took a great liking to me , which I was glad Short Commons . 21 at times to turn to good.
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... better nature , that I began to love the master , who told my father at the end of the quarter that I was the most manageable boy in the school , and that he had not the smallest trouble with me . I soon became a special favourite with ...
... better nature , that I began to love the master , who told my father at the end of the quarter that I was the most manageable boy in the school , and that he had not the smallest trouble with me . I soon became a special favourite with ...
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... better qualified for an architect or a civil engineer ; yet it is , I think , desirable that a father should thoughtfully and wisely select that oc- 26 Printing - office . cupation for his son that LEAVING SCHOOL, CHOICE OF A PROFESSION ...
... better qualified for an architect or a civil engineer ; yet it is , I think , desirable that a father should thoughtfully and wisely select that oc- 26 Printing - office . cupation for his son that LEAVING SCHOOL, CHOICE OF A PROFESSION ...
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... better than , any in the kingdom ; and the coachmen were famed both for their intelligence and gentlemanly bearing . It will occur to many of my readers who were acquainted with Canterbury some thirty - five years since , that the Tally ...
... better than , any in the kingdom ; and the coachmen were famed both for their intelligence and gentlemanly bearing . It will occur to many of my readers who were acquainted with Canterbury some thirty - five years since , that the Tally ...
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