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Although he lived to such a comparatively recent period , I have not been able to ascertain what was his business . His father , however , my mother's grandfather , who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice ...
Although he lived to such a comparatively recent period , I have not been able to ascertain what was his business . His father , however , my mother's grandfather , who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice ...
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... miniature of Mrs. Frances Hodges , who was a Miss Russell , and who died in 1809 , and is buried at All Saints , Hertford ; but the precise relationship , if any , of the Russells to the Greenells I have not been able to ascertain .
... miniature of Mrs. Frances Hodges , who was a Miss Russell , and who died in 1809 , and is buried at All Saints , Hertford ; but the precise relationship , if any , of the Russells to the Greenells I have not been able to ascertain .
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... a water - butt enabled me to get up and sit upon the wall , and by means of some similar convenience he could do the same , and we were thus able to sit side by side and talk , or get over the wall and play together when we liked .
... a water - butt enabled me to get up and sit upon the wall , and by means of some similar convenience he could do the same , and we were thus able to sit side by side and talk , or get over the wall and play together when we liked .
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We used to pride ourselves on being able to make our tops keep up as long as possible , and often painted them in rings of bright colours , which showed IV ) 57 HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE.
We used to pride ourselves on being able to make our tops keep up as long as possible , and often painted them in rings of bright colours , which showed IV ) 57 HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE.
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... and here we were able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a inore mechanical turn than myself , and he used to excel in ...
... and here we were able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a inore mechanical turn than myself , and he used to excel in ...
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| Pealkiri | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Autor | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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