...furrowed and roughened by labor in the fields. "Demanding her reasons, she said that her husband had but a morsel of land, one cow, and a poor little horse; yet they had a franctiar of wheat (about 42 Ibs.) and three chickens to pay as a quit rent to one seigneur,...

...met with a poor woman who complained of the times, and said that it was a sad country. Her husband had a morsel of land, one cow, and a poor little horse. They had to pay a quantity of wheat to one seigneur, and a larger quantity to another seigneur, " besides...

...complained of the times, and that it was a sad country. Demanding her reasons, she said her husband had but a morsel of land, one cow, and a poor little horse, yet they had a francliar (fortytwo pounds) of wheat and three chickens to pay as a quit rent to one seigneur;...

...unfortunate creature was only twenty-eight she might have been taken for sixty or seventy, her figures were so bent, her face so furrowed and hardened by toil....chicken, and one franc to another, besides very heavy trailles and other taxes ; and they had seven children. She had heard that " something was to be done...

...complained of the times, and that it was a sad country. Demanding her reasons, she said her husband had but a morsel of land, one cow, and a poor little horse, yet they had &franchar (fortytwo pounds) of wheat and three chickens to pay as a quit rent to one seigneur;...

...flame which was kindled in the land in 1789 ? When people write hymns of pity for the Queen, we always recall the poor woman whom Arthur Young met, as he...chicken, and one franc to another, besides very heavy tallies and other taxes; and they had seven children. She had heard that 'something was to be done...

...complained of the times, and that it was a sad country ; demanding her reasons, she said her husband had but a morsel of land, one cow, and a poor little horse, yet they had a-franchar (42 Ib.) of wheat, and three chickens, to pay as a quit-rent to one Seigneur ;...

...joined by a poor woman who complained of the hardness of the times. ' She said her husband had but a morsel of land, one cow and a poor little horse, yet he had a franchar (42 Ibs.) of wheat and three chickens to pay as a quit rent to one seigneur, and four franchars...

...joined by a poor woman who complained of the hardness of the times. ' She said her husband had but a morsel of land, one cow and a poor little horse, yet he had a franchar (42 Ibs.) of wheat and three chickens to pay as a quit rent to one seigneur, and four franchars...

...joined by a poor woman who complained of the times. Demanding her reasons, she said her husband had but a morsel of land, one cow, and a poor little horse, yet they had afranchar (42 Ibs.) of wheat and three chickens to pay as a quit-rent to one seigneur, and...