My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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... once during my recovery from a dangerous illness , so that I also had little opportunity of learning anything of our ancestors on the paternal side , more especially as my father seldom spoke of his youth , and I as a boy felt no ...
... once during my recovery from a dangerous illness , so that I also had little opportunity of learning anything of our ancestors on the paternal side , more especially as my father seldom spoke of his youth , and I as a boy felt no ...
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... once made in my hearing , that his uncles at Stirling ( I think he said ) were very tall men . I myself was six feet when I was sixteen , and my eldest brother William was an inch taller , while my brother John and sister Fanny were ...
... once made in my hearing , that his uncles at Stirling ( I think he said ) were very tall men . I myself was six feet when I was sixteen , and my eldest brother William was an inch taller , while my brother John and sister Fanny were ...
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... once sticking to his hand without causing the slightest pain or leaving the least mark . The quantity of these fish is so great in some rivers that they would supply a large amount of wholesome food were there not such a prejudice ...
... once sticking to his hand without causing the slightest pain or leaving the least mark . The quantity of these fish is so great in some rivers that they would supply a large amount of wholesome food were there not such a prejudice ...
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... once associated it with the hatchment , and directly I heard the distant flapping of wings , I used to say to myself ( in my dream ) , " The hatch- ment is coming ; I hope it will not get in . " So far as I can remember , this was the ...
... once associated it with the hatchment , and directly I heard the distant flapping of wings , I used to say to myself ( in my dream ) , " The hatch- ment is coming ; I hope it will not get in . " So far as I can remember , this was the ...
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... once inquired , " Hullo ! who are you ? " I told him that I had just come , and what my name was , and we at once made friends . The stand of a water - butt enabled me to get up and sit upon the wall , and by means of some similar ...
... once inquired , " Hullo ! who are you ? " I told him that I had just come , and what my name was , and we at once made friends . The stand of a water - butt enabled me to get up and sit upon the wall , and by means of some similar ...
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