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325 , „ „ , but one , for “ reaching ” read “ we reached . ” „ „ , for “ reached ” read “
arrived at . ” „ 326 , line 10 , for “ country " read “ Alpine region . ” „ 327 , „ 17 , for “
nor do " read “ and , indeed , do not . ” „ 331 , 2nd par . , line 1 , for “ I was ...
325 , „ „ , but one , for “ reaching ” read “ we reached . ” „ „ , for “ reached ” read “
arrived at . ” „ 326 , line 10 , for “ country " read “ Alpine region . ” „ 327 , „ 17 , for “
nor do " read “ and , indeed , do not . ” „ 331 , 2nd par . , line 1 , for “ I was ...
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... last few years of his life in comparative freedom from worry about money
matters , because these had reached such a pitch that nothing worse was to be
expected . During the latter part of the time we lived at Hertford his troubles were
great .
... last few years of his life in comparative freedom from worry about money
matters , because these had reached such a pitch that nothing worse was to be
expected . During the latter part of the time we lived at Hertford his troubles were
great .
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reached their majority had little or nothing to start with in earning their own living ,
except a very ordinary education , and a more or less efficient training . The
oldest son , William , was first articled to a firm of surveyors at Kington ,
Herefordshire ...
reached their majority had little or nothing to start with in earning their own living ,
except a very ordinary education , and a more or less efficient training . The
oldest son , William , was first articled to a firm of surveyors at Kington ,
Herefordshire ...
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On the whole , both the Wallaces and the Greenells seem to have been rather
long - lived families when they reached manhood or womanhood . The five
ancestral Wallaces of whom I have records had an average age of seventy 1 ] MY
...
On the whole , both the Wallaces and the Greenells seem to have been rather
long - lived families when they reached manhood or womanhood . The five
ancestral Wallaces of whom I have records had an average age of seventy 1 ] MY
...
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Of our own family , my brother John reached seventy - seven , and my sister
Fanny eighty - one . My brother William owed his death to a railway journey by
night in winter , from London to South Wales in the miserable accommodation
then ...
Of our own family , my brother John reached seventy - seven , and my sister
Fanny eighty - one . My brother William owed his death to a railway journey by
night in winter , from London to South Wales in the miserable accommodation
then ...
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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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