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Page 23
Then , when a large fire had been made , he produced some potatoes which he
had picked up in a field on the way , and which he then roasted beautifully in the
embers , and even produced from another pocket a pinch of salt in a screw of ...
Then , when a large fire had been made , he produced some potatoes which he
had picked up in a field on the way , and which he then roasted beautifully in the
embers , and even produced from another pocket a pinch of salt in a screw of ...
Page 43
... peal of ten bells , which were not only uncommonly numerous , but were of
very fine tones , so that when they were well rung , as they frequently were , they
produced an exceedingly musical effect , which I have never heard equalled
since .
... peal of ten bells , which were not only uncommonly numerous , but were of
very fine tones , so that when they were well rung , as they frequently were , they
produced an exceedingly musical effect , which I have never heard equalled
since .
Page 54
... was very painful , and though the result has been a somewhat useful
acquisition during life , I cannot but think that the same amount of mental exertion
wisely directed might have produced far greater and more generally useful
results .
... was very painful , and though the result has been a somewhat useful
acquisition during life , I cannot but think that the same amount of mental exertion
wisely directed might have produced far greater and more generally useful
results .
Page 60
Whether or not this particular form of experience in my boyhood produced any
permanent effect on my character I cannot say , but the mere continuance of a
painful dream for so many years is in itself an evil , and must almost certainly
have ...
Whether or not this particular form of experience in my boyhood produced any
permanent effect on my character I cannot say , but the mere continuance of a
painful dream for so many years is in itself an evil , and must almost certainly
have ...
Page 61
On entering school I was called up to the master ' s desk , he produced the
dreaded calico sleeves , and told me that my mother wished me to wear them to
save my jacket , and told me to put them on . Of course I had to do so . They fitted
very ...
On entering school I was called up to the master ' s desk , he produced the
dreaded calico sleeves , and told me that my mother wished me to wear them to
save my jacket , and told me to put them on . Of course I had to do so . They fitted
very ...
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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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