 | William Hutton - Dissenters, Religious - 1816 - 436 pages
...could not think of giving so much for them again. He had no doubt but I should break. He offered me a worn-down press for two shillings, which no man...me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile, and half a sneer. J drove out the garter-pin, which, being galled, prevented... | |
 | William Hutton - 1817 - 424 pages
...could not think of giving so much for them again. He had no doubt but I should break. He offered me a worn-down press for two shillings, which no man...me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile, and half a sneer. I drove out the garter-pin, which, being galled, prevented... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 382 pages
...giving me so much for them again. He had no doubt but that I should break. He offered me a worn down press for two shillings, which no man could use, and...me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile and half a sneer. I drove out the garter-pin, which being galled, prevented... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 370 pages
...giving me so much for them again. He had no doubt but that I should break. He offered me a worn down press for two shillings, which no man could use ;...construction, bought it and paid the two shillings. 1 then aaked him to favour me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1830 - 484 pages
...that craft Having bought from this man several of his cast-off tools, among others " he offered me," says Hutton, " a worn-down press for two shillings,...me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile and half a sneer. I drove out the garter-pin, which being galled prevented... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophy - 1830 - 440 pages
...that craft. Having bought from this man several of his cast-off tools, among others " he offered me," says Hutton, " a worn-down press for two shillings,...me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile and half a sneer. I drove out the garter-pin, which being galled prevented... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1830 - 452 pages
...that craft. Having brought from this man several of his cast-off tools, among others " he offered me," says Hutton, " a worn-down press for two shillings,, which no man could me, and which was laid by for the fire. I considered the nature of its construction, bought it, and... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1830 - 464 pages
...that craft. Having brought from this man several of bis cast-off tools, among others " he offered me," says Hutton, " a worn-down press for two shillings, which no man could me, and which was laid by for the fire. I considered the nature of its construction, bought it, and... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1834 - 450 pages
...that craft. Having bought from this man several of his cast-off tools, among others " he offered me," says Hutton, " a worn-down press for two shillings,...was laid by for the fire. I considered the nature o. . its construction, bought it, and paid the two shillings. I then asked him to favour me with a... | |
 | John Andrews Arnett, John Hannett - Bookbinding - 1837 - 262 pages
...could not think of giving so much for them again. He had no doubt but I should break. " He offered me a worn-down press for two shillings, which no man...me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile and half a sneer. I drove out the garter pin, which, being galled, prevented... | |
| |
He offered me a worn-down press for two shillings, which no man could use, and which was laid by for the fire. I considered the nature of its construction, bought it, and paid the two shillings. I then asked him to favour me with a hammer and a pin, which... 
