 | James Ferguson - 1814 - 420 trang
...mechanics. But, as my father could not afford to main, tain me while I was in pursuit only of these matters, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour,...day-time I amused myself by making models of mills, spinningT wheels, and such other things as I happened to see. I then went to serve a considerable farmer... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1822 - 520 trang
...beforehand. Let nie tell of the stars first." " ' I was rather too young and weak for hard labour, my father put me out to a neighbour to keep sheep, which I continued...that time I began to study the stars in the night.' " How happy he must have been !" said Frank. " ' In the day time I amused myself by making models of... | |
 | 1835 - 444 trang
...Keith, was all the education I ever received \ But as my father could not afford to maintain me, and as I was rather too young and weak for hard labour, he put me out to a neighbour 1 Keith is a little village in Bamffshire, in the north of Scotland, where Ferguson was born, in the... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1839 - 554 trang
...science. But, as my father could not afford to maintain me while I was in pursuit of these matters only, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour,...continued to do for some years; and in that time I used to study the stars in the night. In the day-time I amused myself by making models of mills, spinning-wheels,... | |
 | Success - 1851 - 362 trang
...mechanics:—As my father could not afford to maintain me while I was in pursuit only of these matters, he put me out to a neighbour to keep sheep, which...that time I began to study the stars in the night, .tn the daytime I amused myself by making models of mills, spinning-wheels, and such other things as... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 372 trang
...science. But as my father could not aflbrd to maintain me while I was in pursuit only of these matters, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour,...In the day-time I amused myself by making models of milk, spinning-wheels, and such other things as 1 happened to see. I then went to serve a considerable... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1854 - 364 trang
...science. But as my father could not aflord to maintain me while I was in pursuit only of these matters, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour,...of mills, spinning-wheels, and such other things as 1 happened to see. I then went to serve a considerable farmer in the neighbourhood, whose name was... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1854 - 526 trang
...stars first.' ' Being rather too young and too weak for hard labor, my father put me out to a neighbor to keep sheep, which I continued to do for some years, and in that time began to study the stars in the night.' ' How happy he must h ave been ! ' saidFrank. ' In the day-time... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1863 - 332 trang
...as my father could not afford to maintain me while I was in pursuit only of these matters, he put me to a neighbour to keep sheep, which I continued to...time I began to study the stars in the night. In the day time I amused myself by making models of mills, spinning-wheels, and such other things as I happened... | |
 | James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson - 1867 - 534 trang
...1720. — But as my father could not afford to maintain me while I was in pursuit of these matters, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour,...keep sheep, which I continued to do for some years ; la and in that time I began to study the stars in the night. In the day-time J amused myself by making... | |
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I was in pursuit only of these matters, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour, he put me out to a neighbour to keep sheep, which I continued to do for some years ; and in that time I began to study the stars in the night. 
