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Page 4
Although he lived to such a comparatively recent period , I have not been able to
ascertain what was his business . His father , however , my mother ' s grandfather
, who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice ...
Although he lived to such a comparatively recent period , I have not been able to
ascertain what was his business . His father , however , my mother ' s grandfather
, who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice ...
Page 10
... what we know of his after life this did not imply any extravagance or luxurious
habits , but simply that he enjoyed himself in London and the country , living at
the best inns or boarding - houses , and taking part in the amusements of the
period ...
... what we know of his after life this did not imply any extravagance or luxurious
habits , but simply that he enjoyed himself in London and the country , living at
the best inns or boarding - houses , and taking part in the amusements of the
period ...
Page 11
... British Museum , Pl . I . , " and contains forty distinct copper - plate engravings
of parts of friezes , vases , busts , and full - length figures , of Greek or Roman art ,
all drawn to scale , and exquisitely engraved in the best style of the period .
... British Museum , Pl . I . , " and contains forty distinct copper - plate engravings
of parts of friezes , vases , busts , and full - length figures , of Greek or Roman art ,
all drawn to scale , and exquisitely engraved in the best style of the period .
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... removing to Hoddesdon in 1837 or 1838 , where my father died in 1843 .
These last fifteen years of his life were a period of great trouble and anxiety , his
affairs becoming more and more involved , till at last the family became almost 12
MY ...
... removing to Hoddesdon in 1837 or 1838 , where my father died in 1843 .
These last fifteen years of his life were a period of great trouble and anxiety , his
affairs becoming more and more involved , till at last the family became almost 12
MY ...
Page 16
This was probably his wedding - coat , and his usual costume , indicating the
transition from the richly coloured semi - court dress of the earlier Georgian
period to the plain black of our own day . He is shown as having a ruddy
complexion ...
This was probably his wedding - coat , and his usual costume , indicating the
transition from the richly coloured semi - court dress of the earlier Georgian
period to the plain black of our own day . He is shown as having a ruddy
complexion ...
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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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