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Page 69
The seal itself would be perfectly reproduced with the glossy surface of the
original , and when still more hardened by thorough drying , would make a
beautiful impression in sealing - wax . In this way we used to get quite a
collection of ...
The seal itself would be perfectly reproduced with the glossy surface of the
original , and when still more hardened by thorough drying , would make a
beautiful impression in sealing - wax . In this way we used to get quite a
collection of ...
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After my brother John left home and I lost my chief playmate and instructor , this
library was a great resource for me , as it contained a large collection of all the
standard novels of the day . Every wet Saturday afternoon I spent there ; and on ...
After my brother John left home and I lost my chief playmate and instructor , this
library was a great resource for me , as it contained a large collection of all the
standard novels of the day . Every wet Saturday afternoon I spent there ; and on ...
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About half his property was entailed , but the other half was sold at various times ,
and must have realized a very large amount ; while in the last years of his life ,
which he spent either in prison for debt or in France , all the fine collection of ...
About half his property was entailed , but the other half was sold at various times ,
and must have realized a very large amount ; while in the last years of his life ,
which he spent either in prison for debt or in France , all the fine collection of ...
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CHAPTER XIV FIRST LITERARY EFFORTS It was during the time that I was most
occupied out of doors with the observation and collection of plants that I began to
write down , more or less systematically , my ideas on various subjects that ...
CHAPTER XIV FIRST LITERARY EFFORTS It was during the time that I was most
occupied out of doors with the observation and collection of plants that I began to
write down , more or less systematically , my ideas on various subjects that ...
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If this were widely done in every part of the country , a most interesting and
instructive collection of those series which were most complete would be
obtained . I have given the concluding passage of the lecture as it appears in the
rough draft ...
If this were widely done in every part of the country , a most interesting and
instructive collection of those series which were most complete would be
obtained . I have given the concluding passage of the lecture as it appears in the
rough draft ...
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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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