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... that the frequent change of scene and of occupation , together with the diversity of my interests and of the persons with whom I have been associated , may render this story of my life less tedious than might have been anticipated .
... that the frequent change of scene and of occupation , together with the diversity of my interests and of the persons with whom I have been associated , may render this story of my life less tedious than might have been anticipated .
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more involved , till at last the family became almost wholly dependent on my mother's small marriage settlement of less than a hundred a year , supplemented by his taking a few pupils and by a small salary which he received as librarian ...
more involved , till at last the family became almost wholly dependent on my mother's small marriage settlement of less than a hundred a year , supplemented by his taking a few pupils and by a small salary which he received as librarian ...
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reached their majority had little or nothing to start with in earning their own living , except a very ordinary education , and a more or less efficient training . The oldest son , William , was first articled to a firm of surveyors at ...
reached their majority had little or nothing to start with in earning their own living , except a very ordinary education , and a more or less efficient training . The oldest son , William , was first articled to a firm of surveyors at ...
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... while there seemed to be even less water than before . At last I became tired and gave it up , and concluded that the story could not be true ; and I am afraid this rather made me disbelieve in experiments out of story - books .
... while there seemed to be even less water than before . At last I became tired and gave it up , and concluded that the story could not be true ; and I am afraid this rather made me disbelieve in experiments out of story - books .
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At this time I must have been about four years old , as we left Usk when I was about five , or less . My brother John was four and a half years older , and I expect was the leader in most of our games and explorations .
At this time I must have been about four years old , as we left Usk when I was about five , or less . My brother John was four and a half years older , and I expect was the leader in most of our games and explorations .
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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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