 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1820 - 680 pages
...through Richmond, in my blue smock-frock and my red garters tied under my knees, when, staring about me, my eye fell upon a little book, in a bookseller's...was so odd, that my curiosity was excited. I had the 3d. but, then, I could have no supper. In I went, and got the littie book, which I was so impatient... | |
 | Scottish periodicals - 1832 - 952 pages
...fell upon a little book, iu a bookseller's window, on the outside of which was written, " TAI.E OP A TUB ; PRICE 3d." The title was so odd, that my curiosity was excited. I had the 3d., but then I could have no supper. In I went, and got the little book, winch 1 was so impatient... | |
 | William Cobbett - Authors, English - 1835 - 230 pages
...Richmond, in my blue smock frock and my red garters tied under my knees, when staring about me, my eyes fell upon a little book in a bookseller's window,...which was written, ' Tale of a Tub; price 3d.' The (itle was so odd, that my curiosity was excited. I bad the three-pence, but then I could have no supper.... | |
 | William Cobbett - Authors - 1835 - 456 pages
...Richmond, in my blue smock frock and my red garters tied under my knees, when staring about me, my eyes fell upon a little book in a bookseller's window,...outside of which was written, ' Tale of a Tub ; price three-pence.' The title was so odd, that my curiosity was excited. I had the threepence, but then I... | |
 | American periodicals - 1867 - 854 pages
...Richmond, in my blue smock-frock and my red garters tied under my knees, when staring about me my eyes fell upon a little book in a bookseller's window,...outside of which was written ' Tale of a Tub — price threepence.' The title was so odd, that my curiosity was excited. Instead of supper, he bought the... | |
 | 1870 - 846 pages
...through Richmond in my blue smock-frock, and niy red gaiters tied under my knees, when staring about me, my eye fell upon a little book in a bookseller's window, on the outside of which was written, • The Tale of a Tub, price threepence.' The title was so odd that my curiosity was excited. I had... | |
 | George W. Johnson - 1850 - 434 pages
...Richmond, in my blue smock frock and my red mien tied under my knees, when staring about me, my eyes fell upon a little book in a bookseller's window,...outside of which was written, 'Tale of a Tub; price three-pence.' The title was so odd, that my curiosity was excited. I had the three-pence, but then... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1850 - 216 pages
...through Richmond, in my blue smock-frock and my red garters tied under my knees, when, staring about me, my eye fell upon a little book in a bookseller's...was so odd that my curiosity was excited. I had the 3d., but, then, I could have no supper. In I went, and got the little book, which I was so impatient... | |
 | Charles C. B. Seymour - Biography - 1858 - 1454 pages
...through Richmond in my blue smock frock, and my red gaiters tied under my knees, when, staring about me, my eye fell upon a little book in a bookseller's...that my curiosity was excited. I had the threepence, hut then I could have no supper. In I went and got the little book, which I was so impatient to read... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 pages
...through Richmond in my blue smock-frock and my red garters tied under my knees, when, staring about me, my eye fell upon a little book in a bookseller's......The title was so odd, that my curiosity was excited. ! had the threepence, but then I could have no supper. In I went and got the little book, which I was... | |
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I had lost somehow or other, left three pence in my pocket. With this for my whole fortune, I was trudging through Richmond, in my blue smock-frock and my red garters tied under my knees, when, staring about me, my eye fell upon a little book, in a bookseller's... 
