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Page 11
... the money advanced by my father to pay for work and materials , and partly , no doubt , from the affair being in the hands of persons without the necessary business experience and literary capacity to make it a success .
... the money advanced by my father to pay for work and materials , and partly , no doubt , from the affair being in the hands of persons without the necessary business experience and literary capacity to make it a success .
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Among the property thus lost were some legacies from my mother's relations to her children , and the whole affair got into the hands of the lawyers , from whom small amounts were periodically received which helped to provide us with ...
Among the property thus lost were some legacies from my mother's relations to her children , and the whole affair got into the hands of the lawyers , from whom small amounts were periodically received which helped to provide us with ...
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... its grey time - honoured head , That place of rest where parents , children , sleep , Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap Affection's hand hath gaily decked the ground And spring's sweet gifts profusely scatter'd round .
... its grey time - honoured head , That place of rest where parents , children , sleep , Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap Affection's hand hath gaily decked the ground And spring's sweet gifts profusely scatter'd round .
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... by which it sticks on the hand and frightens people so much that they throw it away instantly . ... J. G. Wood , in his very interesting “ Natural History , " tells us that he has caught thousands of them with his bare hands ...
... by which it sticks on the hand and frightens people so much that they throw it away instantly . ... J. G. Wood , in his very interesting “ Natural History , " tells us that he has caught thousands of them with his bare hands ...
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... he being represented as saying“ What ! jump into the pit your lives to save , To save your lives leap into the grave ! ” And as almost the only sheep I had seen close at hand were in the little narrow field between ...
... he being represented as saying“ What ! jump into the pit your lives to save , To save your lives leap into the grave ! ” And as almost the only sheep I had seen close at hand were in the little narrow field between ...
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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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