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Having never kept a diary , except when abroad , nor preserved any of the earlier
letters of my friends , I at first thought that I had no materials for any full record of
my life and experiences . But when I set to work in earnest to get together ...
Having never kept a diary , except when abroad , nor preserved any of the earlier
letters of my friends , I at first thought that I had no materials for any full record of
my life and experiences . But when I set to work in earnest to get together ...
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... RECORD OF EVENTS AND OPINIONS CHAPTER I MY RELATIVES AND
ANCESTORS Our family had but few relations , and I myself never saw a
grandfather or grandmother , nor a true uncle , and but one aunt - my mother ' s
only sister .
... RECORD OF EVENTS AND OPINIONS CHAPTER I MY RELATIVES AND
ANCESTORS Our family had but few relations , and I myself never saw a
grandfather or grandmother , nor a true uncle , and but one aunt - my mother ' s
only sister .
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He seems , however , never to have practised law , since he came into property
which gave him an income of about £500 a year . This I heard from my sister
Fanny . From this time till he married , fifteen years later , he appears to have
lived ...
He seems , however , never to have practised law , since he came into property
which gave him an income of about £500 a year . This I heard from my sister
Fanny . From this time till he married , fifteen years later , he appears to have
lived ...
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Your hospitable door was never closed : More eager ever to alleviate The wants
of others than to gather gain . May your prosperity be lasting , Pope ! May God all
- powerful grant you length of days ! ” ( The same read backwards . ) “ May God ...
Your hospitable door was never closed : More eager ever to alleviate The wants
of others than to gather gain . May your prosperity be lasting , Pope ! May God all
- powerful grant you length of days ! ” ( The same read backwards . ) “ May God ...
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He continued to wear the frilled shirt and thick white neckties , but never wore any
outer clothing but black , of the cut we now term a dresssuit , but the coat double -
breasted , and the whole rather loose fitting . He also wore large shoes and ...
He continued to wear the frilled shirt and thick white neckties , but never wore any
outer clothing but black , of the cut we now term a dresssuit , but the coat double -
breasted , and the whole rather loose fitting . He also wore large shoes and ...
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