ISBN: 9780217136167

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823. Excerpt: ... The Child of the Miller''s Daughter, and Relation of her Misfortune--A frugal Couple: their Kind of Frugality--Plea of the Mother of a natural Child: her Churching--Large Family of Gerard Ablett: his Apprehensions: Comparison between his State and that of the wealthy Farmer his Master: his Consolation--An old Man''s Anxiety for an Heir: the Jealousy of another on having many--Characters of the Grocer Dawkins and his Friend: their different Kinds of Disappointment--Three Infants named--An Orphan Girl and Village Schoolmistress--Gardener''s Child: Pedantry and Conceit of the Father: his Botanical Discourse: Method of fixing the Embryo-fruit of Cucumbers--Absurd Effects of Rustic Vanity: observed in the Names of their Children--Relation of the Vestry Debate on a Foundling: Sir Richard Monday--Children of various Inhabitants--The poor Farmer--Children of a Profligate: his Character and Fate--Conclusion. PARISH REGISTER. PART I. BAPTISMS. Turn porro puer (ut wevis projectus ab undis, Navita) nudus humi jacet infans indigus omni Vitali auxilio, Vagituque locum lugubri complet, ut fequum est, Cui tantum in vita restat transire malorum. Lucrtt. de Nat, Rerum, lib. The year revolves, and I again explore The simple annals of ray parish poor; What infant-members in my flock appear, What pairs I bless''d in the departed year; And who, of old or young, or nymphs or swains, Are lost to life, its pleasures and its pains. No Muse I ask, before my view to bring The humble actions of the swains I sing.--How pass''d the youthful, how the old their days; Who sank in sloth, and who aspired to praise; Their tempers, manners, morals, customs, arts, What parts they had, and how they ''mploy''d their parts; By what elated, soothed, seduced, depress''d, Full well I know--these records giv... George Crabbe, Books, History, The Works Of George Crabbe Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: John Murray in 1823 in 302 pages; Subjects: History / General;<

ISBN: 9780217136167

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823. Excerpt: ... The Child of the Miller''s Daughter, and Relation of her Misfortune--A frugal Couple: their Kind of Frugality--Plea of the Mother of a natural Child: her Churching--Large Family of Gerard Ablett: his Apprehensions: Comparison between his State and that of the wealthy Farmer his Master: his Consolation--An old Man''s Anxiety for an Heir: the Jealousy of another on having many--Characters of the Grocer Dawkins and his Friend: their different Kinds of Disappointment--Three Infants named--An Orphan Girl and Village Schoolmistress--Gardener''s Child: Pedantry and Conceit of the Father: his Botanical Discourse: Method of fixing the Embryo-fruit of Cucumbers--Absurd Effects of Rustic Vanity: observed in the Names of their Children--Relation of the Vestry Debate on a Foundling: Sir Richard Monday--Children of various Inhabitants--The poor Farmer--Children of a Profligate: his Character and Fate--Conclusion. PARISH REGISTER. PART I. BAPTISMS. Turn porro puer (ut wevis projectus ab undis, Navita) nudus humi jacet infans indigus omni Vitali auxilio, Vagituque locum lugubri complet, ut fequum est, Cui tantum in vita restat transire malorum. Lucrtt. de Nat, Rerum, lib. The year revolves, and I again explore The simple annals of ray parish poor; What infant-members in my flock appear, What pairs I bless''d in the departed year; And who, of old or young, or nymphs or swains, Are lost to life, its pleasures and its pains. No Muse I ask, before my view to bring The humble actions of the swains I sing.--How pass''d the youthful, how the old their days; Who sank in sloth, and who aspired to praise; Their tempers, manners, morals, customs, arts, What parts they had, and how they ''mploy''d their parts; By what elated, soothed, seduced, depress''d, Full well I know--these records giv... George Crabbe, Books, History, The Works Of George Crabbe Books>History, General Books LLC<