 | 1810 - 430 Seiten
...occupied himself. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother, dying when he was about 2O years of age, left him the sole proprietor of the...valued himself particularly upon his skill in the broadsword exercise. Of this he often boasted aloud, and regretted that there was not one in the country... | |
 | 1820 - 544 Seiten
...occupied himself. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother dying when he was about twenty years of age, left him the sole proprietor of the...exercises. He was the best horseman and marksman in the country, and valued himself particularly upon his skill in the broad sword exercise. Of this he often... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 Seiten
...occupied himself. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother dying when he was about twenty years of age, left him the sole proprietor of the...valued himself particularly upon his skill in the broadsword exercise. Of this he often boasted aloud, and regretted that there was not one in the country... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 Seiten
...occupied himself. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother dying when he was about twenty years of age, left him the sole proprietor of the...delight was in warlike and violent exercises. He was the best-horseman and marksman in the county, and valued himself particularly upon his skill in the broadsword... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 Seiten
...occupied himself. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother dying when he was about twenty years of age, left him the sole proprietor of the...besides a large sum of money at interest, for which h§ was indebted, in a great measure, to his mother's parsimony during his minority. His person was... | |
 | 1828 - 400 Seiten
...occupied himself. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother dying when he was about twenty years of age, left him the sole proprietor of the...valued himself particularly upon his skill in the broad-sword exercise. Of this he often boasted aloud, and regretted that there was not one in the county... | |
 | 1839 - 56 Seiten
...father when he was an infant ; and his mother, dying when he was about twenty years of age, left him sole proprietor of the estate, besides a large sum...which he was indebted, in a great measure, to his mother,s parsimony during his minority. His person was tall, comely, and athletic ; and his whole delight... | |
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... catastrophe. Mr. Bell was a gentleman of Annandale, in Dumfriesshire, in the south of Scotland, the proprietor of a considerable estate in that district, part of which he occupied himself. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother dying... 