 The miners have a notion that the knockers are of their own tribe and profession, and are a harmless people who mean well. Three or four miners together shall hear them sometimes, but if the miners stop to take notice of them, the knockers will also stop...  Folk-lore of West and Mid-Wales - Side 137af Jonathan Ceredig Davies - 1911 - 348 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 614 sider
...the night, without any man near him, and never think of any fear or harm they will do him; for they have a notion, that the knockers are of their own tribe and profeffion, and are a bnrmlefs people who mean well. Three or four miners together, fhall hear them... | |
 | 1801 - 376 sider
...of night, without any man neaf him, and never think of any fear or harm they will do him ; for they have a notion that the knockers are of their own tribe and profession, and a harmless people who mean well. Three or four miners together shall hear them sometimes, but if the... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1804 - 740 sider
...man near him, and never Hunk of ;my feur or harm they will do him ; for they have a notion, that tlie knockers are of their own tribe and profession, and...will also stop ; but let the miners go on at their own work, suppose it is boring, the knockers will go on as brisk as can be, in landing, blasting, or... | |
 | William Bingley - 1804 - 492 sider
...flay in the work, in the dead of the night, without any man near him, and never think of any fear, or of any harm they will do him. The miners have a notion that the knockers are of their own tribe and profeflion, and are a harmlefs people who mean well. Three or four miners together fnall hear them... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 574 sider
...night, without any man near him, and never think of any fear or harm that they will do him ; for, they have a notion that the knockers are of their own tribe...will also stop ; but, let the miners go on at their own work, suppose it is boring, the knockers will go on as brisk as can be in landing, blasting, or... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 572 sider
...night, without any man near him, and never think of any fear or harm that they \vill do him; .for, they have a notion that the knockers are of their own tribe...profession, and are a harmless people, who mean well. Ttiree or four miners together shall hear them sometimes ; but, if the miners stop to take notice of... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1812 - 1052 sider
...stay in the work, in the dead of the night, without any man near him, and never think of any fear, or of any harm they will do him. The miners have a notion that the knockers are of their own trade and profession, and are a harmless people who mean well. Three or four miners together shall... | |
 | John Britton - 1812 - 1070 sider
...stay in the work, in the dead of the night, without any man near him, and never think of any fear, or of any harm they will do him. The miners have a notion that the knockers are of their own trade and profession, and are a harmless people who mean well. Three or four miners together shall... | |
 | William Bingley - 1814 - 572 sider
...stay in the work, in the dead of the night, without any .man near him, and never think of any fear, or .of any harm they will do him. The miners .have a...will also stop; but, let the miners go on at their own work, suppose it is boring, the knockers will at the same time go on as brisk as can be in landing,... | |
 | John Walker - 1814 - 566 sider
...without any man {= near him, and never think of any fear or harm that they will HC do him; for they have a notion that the knockers are of || their own...tribe and profession, and are a harmless people, who. '3 mean well. Three or four miners together shall hear them sometimes; but, if the miners stop to take... | |
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