My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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... appeared that the solicitor was himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was certain to be ultimately of great value , but which he had not capital enough to complete . He therefore had to raise money , and did ...
... appeared that the solicitor was himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was certain to be ultimately of great value , but which he had not capital enough to complete . He therefore had to raise money , and did ...
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... appearance and character . In a miniature of himself , painted just before his marriage , when he was thirty - five years old , he is repre- sented in a blue coat with gilt buttons , a white waistcoat , a thick white neck - cloth coming ...
... appearance and character . In a miniature of himself , painted just before his marriage , when he was thirty - five years old , he is repre- sented in a blue coat with gilt buttons , a white waistcoat , a thick white neck - cloth coming ...
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... appearance of the individuals with whom my life . was most closely associated , I can recall all the main features and many of the details of my outdoor , and , to a less degree , of my indoor , surroundings . The form and colour of the ...
... appearance of the individuals with whom my life . was most closely associated , I can recall all the main features and many of the details of my outdoor , and , to a less degree , of my indoor , surroundings . The form and colour of the ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... appearance at this age . I was exceedingly fair , and my long hair was of a very light flaxen tint , so that I was generally spoken of among the Welsh - speaking country people as the " little Saxon . " CHAPTER III HERTFORD : THE HOME ...
... appearance at this age . I was exceedingly fair , and my long hair was of a very light flaxen tint , so that I was generally spoken of among the Welsh - speaking country people as the " little Saxon . " CHAPTER III HERTFORD : THE HOME ...
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