knapsack

• Knowing that the gun and the knapsack were altogether beyond his strength, he replied I would sell violet bouquets, like the little boy at the gate of the Tuileries, from whom we purchase them every day The boy is father of the man. —  Hortense Makers of History Series
• When used as a knapsack, the clothing is packed in a cotton bag, and the gutta-percha sheet is folded round it, lapping at the ends. —  The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions
• The edge of my berth, or that of the guard-bed, was my seat to study in; my knapsack was my bookcase; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing-table, and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. —  Pushing to the Front
• The edge of my berth, or that of my guard-bed, was my seat to study in; my knapsack was my bookcase, and a bit of board lying in my lap was my writing-table. —  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852
• "The edge of my berth, or that of the guard-bed, was my seat to study in; my knapsack was my bookcase; a bit of board lying on my lap was my writing table, and the task did not demand anything like a year of my life. —  How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune

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