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Page 21
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 it , by ...
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 it , by ...
Page 34
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 by 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 by side ...
Page 43
All was carried out with great regularity and very little noise , and the crowds of
brightly clad boys , who had red leather belts over their blue coats , and whose
yellow stockings were well visible , together with the fine , lofty hall , had a very ...
All was carried out with great regularity and very little noise , and the crowds of
brightly clad boys , who had red leather belts over their blue coats , and whose
yellow stockings were well visible , together with the fine , lofty hall , had a very ...
Page 44
The elections for members of Parliament were at that time scenes of considerable
show and excitement , and the members elected had to undergo the ceremony of
being chaired , which consisted in being carried round the town on their ...
The elections for members of Parliament were at that time scenes of considerable
show and excitement , and the members elected had to undergo the ceremony of
being chaired , which consisted in being carried round the town on their ...
Page 50
He was a good master , inasmuch as he kept order in the school , and carried on
the work of teaching about eighty boys by four masters , all in one room , with
great regularity and with no marked inconvenience . Whatever might be the noise
...
He was a good master , inasmuch as he kept order in the school , and carried on
the work of teaching about eighty boys by four masters , all in one room , with
great regularity and with no marked inconvenience . Whatever might be the noise
...
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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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