 WE had in this village, more than twenty years ago, an idiot boy, — whom I well remember, — who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees ; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object. And as people of this cast have seldom more than...  The Winter Evening Book - Page 213by William Chambers - 1837 - 325 pagesFull view - About this book
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...years ago, an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees : they were his food, his amusement, his sole object;...this one pursuit. In the winter he dosed away his time,within his father's house, by the tire-side, in a kind of torpid state, seldom departing from... | |
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...years ago, an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees : they were his food, his amusement, his sole object;...exerted all his few faculties on this one pursuit. In tlie winter he dosed away his time,within his father's house, by the fire-side, in a kind of torpid... | |
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...object; and a> peo. pie of this cast have seldom more (him one point in view, so this lad exerted all bis few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dosed away his time,within his father's house, by the lire-side, in a kind of torpid slate, seldom departing from... | |
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...useful household appendage.— WJ f A besom of this sort is to be seen in Sir Ashton Lever's museum. And as people of this cast have seldom more than one...few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fireside, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
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...years ago, an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object....few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fireside, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
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...years ago, an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who, from a child, shewed a strong propensity to bees ; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object. And as people of this east have seldom more than one point in view, so this lad exerted all his few faculties on this one... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...years ago, an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees : they were his food, his amusement, his sole object;...this one pursuit. In the winter he dosed away his time.within his father's house, by the fire-side, in a kind of torpid state» seldom departing from... | |
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...years ago, an idiot boy, whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object...few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fireside, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
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