| John Aikin - Children's stories - 1819 - 178 pages
...commercial concern, who could bring a small capital, tempted me to make inquiry about the matter ; and I was soon cajoled by a plausible artful fellow to...prison. Here I should have been half-starved, but for nty Moorish trade of matmaking, by the help of which I bettered my condition for some months j when... | |
| John Aikin - 1823 - 168 pages
...manufacture, about which I knew nothing at all; but as I was not afraid of my labour, I set about TTOrking as they directed me, with great diligence, and thought...getting bail, so I was obliged to go to prison. Here 1" should have been half-starved, but. for my Moorish trade of mat-making, by the help of which I bettered... | |
| John Aikin - Children's literature - 1839 - 308 pages
...knew nothing at all ; but as I was not afraid of my labor, I set about working as they directed tne, with great diligence, and thought all was going on...was obliged to go to prison. Here I should have been half starved, but for my Moorish trade of matmaking, by the help of which, I bettered my condition,... | |
| John Aikin - Animal welfare - 1840 - 300 pages
...business was a manufacture, about which I knew nothing at all ; but as I was not afraid of my labor, I set about working as they directed me, with great...getting bail, so I was obliged to go to prison. Here 1 should have been half starved, but for my Moorish traolraiurnatmaking, by the help of which, I betterecrmy... | |
| John Aikin, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - Children's stories, English - 1849 - 582 pages
...commercial concern, who could bring a small capital, tempted me to make inquiry about the matter ; and I was soon cajoled by a plausible artful fellow to...for me to think of getting bail, so I was obliged logo to prison. Here I should have been half starved, but for my Moorish trade of mat-making, by the... | |
| J William Green - 1849 - 250 pages
...thought all was going on prosperously. One morning, on coming to the office, I found my partners had decamped ; and the same day I was arrested for a considerable...was obliged to go to prison. Here I should have been half starved, but for my Moorish trade of mat making, by the help of which I bettered my condition... | |
| Amusing stories - 1850 - 80 pages
...thought all was going on prosperously. One morning, on coming to the office, I found that my partners had decamped ; and the same day I was arrested for a considerable...was obliged to go to prison. Here I should have been half starved but for my Moorish trade of mat-making, by the help of which I bettered my condition for... | |
| School board readers - 1872 - 200 pages
...business was a manufacture, about which I knew nothing at all ; but as I was not afraid of my labour, set about working as they directed me with great diligence,...was obliged to go to prison. Here I should have been half starved, but for my Moorish trade of mat-making, by the help of which I bettered my condition... | |
| John Aikin - Animals - 1872 - 374 pages
...business was a manufacture, about which I knew nothing at all ; but as I was not afraid of my labour, set about working as they directed me, with great...getting bail, so I was obliged to go to prison. Here I shoxild have been half-starved, but for my Moorish trade of mat-making, by the help of which I bettered... | |
| Philip George and son, ltd - 1872 - 262 pages
...thought all was going on prosperously. One morning, on coming to the office, I found my partners had decamped ; and the same day I was arrested for a considerable...bail, so I was obliged to go to prison. Here I should -Lave been half-starved, but for my Moorish trade- of mat-making, by the help of which I bettered my... | |
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