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Page vi
But as my experiences have been certainly varied , if not exciting , I trust 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
...
But as my experiences have been certainly varied , if not exciting , I trust 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
...
Page 11
... who appropriated the money advanced by my father to pay for work and
materials , and partly , no doubt , from the affair being in the hands of persons
without the necessary business experience and literary capacity to make it a ·
success .
... who appropriated the money advanced by my father to pay for work and
materials , and partly , no doubt , from the affair being in the hands of persons
without the necessary business experience and literary capacity to make it a ·
success .
Page 69
It was then carefully trimmed round with a sharp pen - knife , and accurately
shaped to resemble the usual form of the gold or silver seals which most persons
carried on their watch - chains to seal their letters . The seal itself would be
perfectly ...
It was then carefully trimmed round with a sharp pen - knife , and accurately
shaped to resemble the usual form of the gold or silver seals which most persons
carried on their watch - chains to seal their letters . The seal itself would be
perfectly ...
Page 88
I remember one illustration quoted from a sermon , to enable persons to realize to
some extent what eternal punishment meant . After the most terrible description
had been given of the unimaginable torments of hell - fire , we were told to ...
I remember one illustration quoted from a sermon , to enable persons to realize to
some extent what eternal punishment meant . After the most terrible description
had been given of the unimaginable torments of hell - fire , we were told to ...
Page 90
... vicious , and wholly antagonistic population of 2500 persons to an
enthusiastically favourable , contented , happy , healthy , and comparatively
moral community , without ever having recourse to any legal punishment
whatever , and without ...
... vicious , and wholly antagonistic population of 2500 persons to an
enthusiastically favourable , contented , happy , healthy , and comparatively
moral community , without ever having recourse to any legal punishment
whatever , and without ...
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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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