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At first he got into general landsurveying work , which was at that time rather abundant , owing to the surveys and valuations required for carrying out the Commutation of Tithes Act of 1836 , and also for the enclosures of commons ...
At first he got into general landsurveying work , which was at that time rather abundant , owing to the surveys and valuations required for carrying out the Commutation of Tithes Act of 1836 , and also for the enclosures of commons ...
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The long procession during the morning of women and children carrying baskets of flowers , and coming in from various directions , often from many miles distant , adds greatly to the interest of the scene . This custom seems to be one ...
The long procession during the morning of women and children carrying baskets of flowers , and coming in from various directions , often from many miles distant , adds greatly to the interest of the scene . This custom seems to be one ...
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Each coracle held one man , and it could be easily carried to and from the river on the owner's back . In those days of scanty population and abundant fish the river was not preserved , and a number of men got their living , or part of ...
Each coracle held one man , and it could be easily carried to and from the river on the owner's back . In those days of scanty population and abundant fish the river was not preserved , and a number of men got their living , or part of ...
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... its queer little pockets , on moving leather belts , carrying the wheat up to the stones in a continual stream , the ever - rattling sieves and cloths which sifted out the bran and pollard , and the weird peep into the dark cavern ...
... its queer little pockets , on moving leather belts , carrying the wheat up to the stones in a continual stream , the ever - rattling sieves and cloths which sifted out the bran and pollard , and the weird peep into the dark cavern ...
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There was also , in my time , a small lateral stream carried off to pump water to the top of a wooden water - tower to supply part of the town , so that about half a mile from the middle of the town there were four distinct streams side ...
There was also , in my time , a small lateral stream carried off to pump water to the top of a wooden water - tower to supply part of the town , so that about half a mile from the middle of the town there were four distinct streams side ...
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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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