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Page 52
The only use Latin has been to me has been the enabling me to understand the
specific descriptions of birds and insects in that tongue , and also to appreciate
the derivation from Latin of many of our common English words . If the 52 MY
LIFE ...
The only use Latin has been to me has been the enabling me to understand the
specific descriptions of birds and insects in that tongue , and also to appreciate
the derivation from Latin of many of our common English words . If the 52 MY
LIFE ...
Page 116
This was the only time in my life that I suffered from these noisome insects . After
a few weeks at home at Hoddesdon , I went back to Barton , where we had some
work till after Christmas . On New Year ' s Day , 1838 , the first section of the ...
This was the only time in my life that I suffered from these noisome insects . After
a few weeks at home at Hoddesdon , I went back to Barton , where we had some
work till after Christmas . On New Year ' s Day , 1838 , the first section of the ...
Page 246
One day when I was insect hunting on Crymlyn Burrows , a stretch of very
interesting sandhills , rock , and bog near the sea , and very rich in curious plants
, he came upon several young vipers basking on a rock , They were about eight
or ...
One day when I was insect hunting on Crymlyn Burrows , a stretch of very
interesting sandhills , rock , and bog near the sea , and very rich in curious plants
, he came upon several young vipers basking on a rock , They were about eight
or ...
Page 263
... if we collected all orders of insects , as well as landshells , birds , and
mammals , there was no doubt we could easily pay our expenses . Thus
encouraged , we determined to go to Para , and began to make all the necessary
arrangements .
... if we collected all orders of insects , as well as landshells , birds , and
mammals , there was no doubt we could easily pay our expenses . Thus
encouraged , we determined to go to Para , and began to make all the necessary
arrangements .
Page 266
Inside these were vertical grooves , about two inches apart , to hold the boards
corked on both sides , on which the insects were pinned . The advantages were
that a large number of specimens were packed in a small space , and at much
less ...
Inside these were vertical grooves , about two inches apart , to hold the boards
corked on both sides , on which the insects were pinned . The advantages were
that a large number of specimens were packed in a small space , and at much
less ...
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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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