 ... change his station in the world, that he shall see in those young things who climb about his knee: not records of his wealth and name: but little wrestlers with him for his daily bread; so many poachers on his scanty meal ; so many units to divide...  American Notes for General Circulation - Page 205by Charles Dickens - 1842 - 306 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1842 - 468 pages
...poachers on his scanty meal ; so many units to divide Ills every sum of comfort, and farther to reduce its small amount. In lieu of the endearments of childhood...its pains and wants, its sicknesses and ills, its frctfulness, caprice, and querulous endurance ; let its prattle be, not of engaging infant fancies,... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1843 - 882 pages
...; so many units to divide his every sum of comfort, and farther to reduce its small amount. In lien of the endearments of childhood in its sweetest aspect,...its pains and wants, its sicknesses and ills, its fretfulncss, caprice and querulous endurance ; let its prattle be, not of engaging infant fancies,... | |
 | 564 pages
...divide his every sum of comfort, and further, to reduce its small amount. In lieu of the endearmeuts of childhood in its sweetest aspect, heap upon him all its pains and wants, its sickness and ill», its fretfulness, caprice, querulous endurance ; let its prattle be, not of engaging... | |
 | John Hoppus - 1847 - 300 pages
...so many units to divide his every sum of comfort, and further to reduce its small amount. In lieu of endearments of childhood in its sweetest aspect, heap upon him all its pains and wants, its sickness and ills, its fretfulness, caprice, and querulous endurance : let its prattle be, not of engaging... | |
 | Morning call - 1850 - 608 pages
...poachers on his scanty meal ; so many units to divide his every sum of comfort, and farther to reduce its small amount. In lieu of the endearments of childhood in its sweetest aspect, heap upon him its pains and wants, its sicknesses and ills, its fretfulness, caprice and querulous endurance : let... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1868 - 658 pages
...poachers on his scanty meal ; so many units to divide bis every sum of comfort, and farther to reduce its small amount. In lieu of the endearments of childhood...its pains and wants, its sicknesses and ills, its fretfidness, caprice, and querulous endurance : let its prattle be, not of engaging infant fancies,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1877 - 398 pages
...; so many units to divide his every sum of comfort, and further to reduce its small amount. In lien of the endearments of childhood, in its sweetest aspect,...its pains and wants, its sicknesses and ills, its fretfnlness, caprice, and querulous endurance ; let its prattle be, not of engaging infant fancies,... | |
 | John Forster - 1873 - 502 pages
...poachers ' on his scanty meal ; so many units to divide his every sum of comfort, and ' farther to reduce its small amount. In lieu of the endearments of childhood...fancies, but of cold, and thirst, and hunger : and it" ' his fatherly affection outlive all this, and he be patient, watchful, tcuder ; ' careful of his... | |
 | John Forster - 1873 - 516 pages
...poachers on his scanty meal ; so many units to divide his every sum of comfort, and farther to reduce its small amount. In lieu of the endearments of childhood...sicknesses and ills, its fretfulness, caprice, and he encountered crowds of poor emigrants and their children ; and such was their patient kindness and... | |
 | John Forster - 1873 - 616 pages
...poachers on his scanty meal ; so many units to divide his every sum of comfort, and farther to reduce its small amount. In lieu of the endearments of childhood...sicknesses and ills, its fretfulness, caprice, and he encountered crowds of poor emigrants and their children ; and such was their patient kindness and... | |
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