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Page 5
I wished to obtain a photograph of this portrait a few years ago , but the present
owner refused to allow it to be copied , having , I fancy , some exaggerated idea
of its value as a work of art . Other friends or relatives of the Greenell family were
...
I wished to obtain a photograph of this portrait a few years ago , but the present
owner refused to allow it to be copied , having , I fancy , some exaggerated idea
of its value as a work of art . Other friends or relatives of the Greenell family were
...
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Among the books read to us was “ Sandford and Merton , ” the only part of which
that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and
while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having to pass the night ...
Among the books read to us was “ Sandford and Merton , ” the only part of which
that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and
while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having to pass the night ...
Page 47
As it was thought that the change would do me good , and I was delighted at the
idea of going to such a nice seaside place as Cromer , his offer was kindly
accepted . As it happened we did not go to Cromer , but my visit was , so far as I ...
As it was thought that the change would do me good , and I was delighted at the
idea of going to such a nice seaside place as Cromer , his offer was kindly
accepted . As it happened we did not go to Cromer , but my visit was , so far as I ...
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I , for one , always enjoyed these readings , as the verse was clear and
melodious , and gave an excellent idea of the poetry of the Latin writer .
Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to
stay in an hour and ...
I , for one , always enjoyed these readings , as the verse was clear and
melodious , and gave an excellent idea of the poetry of the Latin writer .
Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to
stay in an hour and ...
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He was , I believe , studying the higher classics with his uncle with the idea of
going to the University , but I never heard what became of him afterwards . He
taught generally in the school , but the only recollection I have of him as a teacher
was ...
He was , I believe , studying the higher classics with his uncle with the idea of
going to the University , but I never heard what became of him afterwards . He
taught generally in the school , but the only recollection I have of him as a teacher
was ...
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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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