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Page 68
Almost every letter , therefore , was sealed , and many of them had either coats -
ofarms , crests , heads , or mottoes , so that besides the contents , which were ,
perhaps , only of importance to the recipient , the seal would often interest the ...
Almost every letter , therefore , was sealed , and many of them had either coats -
ofarms , crests , heads , or mottoes , so that besides the contents , which were ,
perhaps , only of importance to the recipient , the seal would often interest the ...
Page 118
The reason I am able , without any diary , note , or letter to refer to , to fix the date
of this particular walk is rather a curious one . While I was at home , or shortly
before , a new almanack had appeared , which professed to predict the weather
on ...
The reason I am able , without any diary , note , or letter to refer to , to fix the date
of this particular walk is rather a curious one . While I was at home , or shortly
before , a new almanack had appeared , which professed to predict the weather
on ...
Page 122
More than half a century later ( in November , 1889 ) , I was invited to Liverpool to
give some lectures , and some time before the date fixed upon I received a very
kind letter from the Rev . H . H . Higgins inviting me to dine with him on my arrival
...
More than half a century later ( in November , 1889 ) , I was invited to Liverpool to
give some lectures , and some time before the date fixed upon I received a very
kind letter from the Rev . H . H . Higgins inviting me to dine with him on my arrival
...
Page 142
In a solitary letter , accidentally preserved , written at this time to my earliest friend
, George Silk , I find the following passage which well expresses the pleasure I
felt in getting back to land - surveying : “ I think you would like land - surveying ...
In a solitary letter , accidentally preserved , written at this time to my earliest friend
, George Silk , I find the following passage which well expresses the pleasure I
felt in getting back to land - surveying : “ I think you would like land - surveying ...
Page 143
I have , however , always kept in my memory a portion of one of Pugh ' s letters ,
partly perhaps on account of its extravagant ... The letter began by describing
what each one in the office was doing just as work was over one evening , with ...
I have , however , always kept in my memory a portion of one of Pugh ' s letters ,
partly perhaps on account of its extravagant ... The letter began by describing
what each one in the office was doing just as work was over one evening , with ...
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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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