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... ENLARGED MAP OF THE RIVER UAUPÉS . . . ALFRED R . WALLACE . 1853 .
. . . . . 324 ( From a photograph by Mr . Sims ) NATIVE HOUSE , WOKAN , ARU
ISLANDS ( Where I lived two weeks in March , 1859 ) MY FAITHFUL MALAY BOY
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... ENLARGED MAP OF THE RIVER UAUPÉS . . . ALFRED R . WALLACE . 1853 .
. . . . . 324 ( From a photograph by Mr . Sims ) NATIVE HOUSE , WOKAN , ARU
ISLANDS ( Where I lived two weeks in March , 1859 ) MY FAITHFUL MALAY BOY
...
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For when a few short steps I westward made The river here a different scene
displayed , Its noisy roar seemed now a distant hum , Calm was the surface - -
and the stream was dumb , Silent though swift its course - - and such I cried The
life of ...
For when a few short steps I westward made The river here a different scene
displayed , Its noisy roar seemed now a distant hum , Calm was the surface - -
and the stream was dumb , Silent though swift its course - - and such I cried The
life of ...
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I clearly remember the little house and the room we chiefly occupied , with a
French window opening to the garden , a steep wooded bank on the right , the
road , river , and distant low hills to the left . The house itself was built close under
this ...
I clearly remember the little house and the room we chiefly occupied , with a
French window opening to the garden , a steep wooded bank on the right , the
road , river , and distant low hills to the left . The house itself was built close under
this ...
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The river in front of our house was the Usk , a fine stream on which we often saw
men fishing in coracles , the ancient form of boat made of strong wicker - work ,
somewhat the shape of the deeper half of a cockle - shell , and covered with ...
The river in front of our house was the Usk , a fine stream on which we often saw
men fishing in coracles , the ancient form of boat made of strong wicker - work ,
somewhat the shape of the deeper half of a cockle - shell , and covered with ...
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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 against them . Since
this period of my early childhood I do not think I have ever eaten or even seen a ...
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 against them . Since
this period of my early childhood I do not think I have ever eaten or even seen a ...
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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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