But there, also, little was known of his father, only that the peasants on the estate remembered him lovingly as a free-hearted gentleman.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
We are speaking of the humble masses; of course there are some thrifty peasants, who manage to live on a more liberal scale, and to provide better subsistence for their families, but they form the exception.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
The peasants, therefore, must be won over to the party.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae