My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1905 |
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Page 14
... seen later on ; but the payment for such work was by no means liberal , and owing to the frequent periods of idle- ness between one job and another , it was about as much as my brother could do to earn our living and travelling expenses ...
... seen later on ; but the payment for such work was by no means liberal , and owing to the frequent periods of idle- ness between one job and another , it was about as much as my brother could do to earn our living and travelling expenses ...
Page 15
... seen that we were all of us very much thrown on our own resources to make our way in life ; and as we all , I think , inherited from my father a certain amount of constitutional inactivity or laziness , the necessity for work that our ...
... seen that we were all of us very much thrown on our own resources to make our way in life ; and as we all , I think , inherited from my father a certain amount of constitutional inactivity or laziness , the necessity for work that our ...
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... seen close at hand were in the little narrow field between our house and the bridge , I always associated the scene with that field , although there was no pit of any kind in it . So , in after years , when I became fascinated by the ...
... seen close at hand were in the little narrow field between our house and the bridge , I always associated the scene with that field , although there was no pit of any kind in it . So , in after years , when I became fascinated by the ...
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... seen later on , this immunity ceased as soon as we went to live in a town . I remember only one childish accident . The cook was taking away a frying - pan with a good deal of boiling fat in it , which for some reason I wanted to see ...
... seen later on , this immunity ceased as soon as we went to live in a town . I remember only one childish accident . The cook was taking away a frying - pan with a good deal of boiling fat in it , which for some reason I wanted to see ...
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... seen before . There were here also a family of cousins , some about my own age , and the few days we stayed were very bright and enjoyable . I rather think that my father , and perhaps my brother also , had left Usk a few days before us ...
... seen before . There were here also a family of cousins , some about my own age , and the few days we stayed were very bright and enjoyable . I rather think that my father , and perhaps my brother also , had left Usk a few days before us ...
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