 I wrote in the mould, with my finger, the three initial letters of his name ; and, sowing garden cresses in the furrows, covered up the seed, and smoothed the ground. Ten days after, he came running to me, and with astonishment in his countenance told...  The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and ... - Page 266by William Anderson - 1862 - 739 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1800 - 572 pages
...of the circumstance, I wrote in the mould, with my finger, the three initial letters of his naine ; and, sowing garden cresses in the furrows, covered...smoothed the ground. Ten days after, he came running to me, and with astonishment in his countenance told me, that his name was growing in the garden. I'... | |
 | 1801 - 618 pages
...circumstance, he wrote in the mould with his finger the three initials of his son's name, and sowing cresses in the furrows, covered up the seed and smoothed the ground. On discovering " his name growing in the garden" the child was astonished, and on being told it might... | |
 | James Beattie - 1803 - 240 pages
...I wrote in the mould, with my finger-, the three initial letters of his name; and, sowing gar-> den cresses in the furrows, covered up the seed, and smoothed the ground. Ten days after, he came run* ning to me, and with astonishment in his counte* nance told me, that his name was growing in the... | |
 | Education - 1803 - 456 pages
...in the mould, with my fingers, the three " initial letters of his name, and sowing garden-cresses " in the furrows, covered up the seed and smoothed " the ground. Ten days after he came running to " me, and, with astonishment in his countenance, told " me, that his name was growing in .the garden.... | |
 | Biography - 1804 - 646 pages
...circumstance, he wrote in the mould with his finger the three initials of his son's name, and sowing cresses in the furrows, covered up the seed and smoothed the ground. On discovering " his name growing in the garden," the child was astonished, and on being told it might... | |
 | 1805 - 506 pages
...of a little garden, without informing any person of the circumstance, I wrote in the mould with my finger, the three initial letters of his name, and...smoothed the ground. Ten days after he came running to me, and, with astonishment in his countenance, told 'me that his name was growing in the garden.... | |
 | James Hardie - Biography - 1805 - 536 pages
...mind. In a corner of a little garden, without informing any body, I wrote in the mould wftfi my fmger, the three initial letters of his name, and sowing...garden cresses in the furrows, covered up the seed. Ten days after, he came running to me, and, with astonishment in his countenance, told me that his... | |
 | John Stark - Biography - 1805 - 488 pages
...a little garden, without informing any person of the •circumstance, I wrote in the mould with my finger the three initial letters of his name ; and, sowing garden cresses in the furrows, covered np the seed, and smoothed the ground. Ten days after, he came running up to me, and with astonishment... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - Medicine - 1806 - 578 pages
...wrote in the mould, with my finger, the "three initial letters of his name ; and sowing garden-cresses in the furrows, "covered up the seed, and smoothed the ground. Ten days after, he came "running to me, and with astonishment in his countenance told me, that liis " name was growing in the garden.... | |
 | 1807 - 682 pages
...of a little garden, without informing any person of the circumstance, I wrote in the mould with my finger, the three initial letters of his name-, and...smoothed the ground. Ten days after he came running to me, and with astonishment in his countenance, told me that his name was growing in the garden. I... | |
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