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Page 13
He appears to have allowed a solicitor and friend whom he trusted to realize
what remained of his property and invest it in ... It appeared that the solicitor was
himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was certain to
be ...
He appears to have allowed a solicitor and friend whom he trusted to realize
what remained of his property and invest it in ... It appeared that the solicitor was
himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was certain to
be ...
Page 26
Even the quarry appeared to have been very little enlarged , and the great flat
stones were still in the river exactly as when I had stood upon them with my
brother and sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the
well ...
Even the quarry appeared to have been very little enlarged , and the great flat
stones were still in the river exactly as when I had stood upon them with my
brother and sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the
well ...
Page 38
But its chief beauty was , that the centre was filled with great flocculent masses of
green confervæ , while the water in the centre appeared to have a blue tint ,
producing exquisite shades of blue and green in evervarying gradations , which ...
But its chief beauty was , that the centre was filled with great flocculent masses of
green confervæ , while the water in the centre appeared to have a blue tint ,
producing exquisite shades of blue and green in evervarying gradations , which ...
Page 84
Of the social condition of the plasterers , painters , and other house finishers I
know less , but all appeared well satisfied with their condition , and , at all events ,
no general dissatisfaction was expressed . ” . It is , I think , quite clear from this ...
Of the social condition of the plasterers , painters , and other house finishers I
know less , but all appeared well satisfied with their condition , and , at all events ,
no general dissatisfaction was expressed . ” . It is , I think , quite clear from this ...
Page 102
In general they appeared clean , healthy , and sober . Intoxication , the parent of
so many vices and ... There appears to have been not a single case of an
individual or a family being expelled for bad conduct ; so that we are compelled
to trace ...
In general they appeared clean , healthy , and sober . Intoxication , the parent of
so many vices and ... There appears to have been not a single case of an
individual or a family being expelled for bad conduct ; so that we are compelled
to trace ...
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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