It was what Peter said of that six hours put me off of letting 'em larn yoong Benjamin to swim when he was a yoongster.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
Not one would larn from the others.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
The Kernel opened the ball by tellin all hands how that he an the Majer had been to work at the messige for some weeks, off an on, like farmers sortin their corn, but they couldn't git the docyment into ship-shape exactly, an hence he had called 'em together to hear their opinions on the subject, an to larn how each department, stood.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith