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Page 10
... called in aid So fatal to my suit before . Tell me , ye fair , this urchin ' s name
Who still mankind annoys ; Cupid and he are not the same , Though each can
raise or quench a flame , And both are hood - wink ' d boys . ” My sister told me (
and ...
... called in aid So fatal to my suit before . Tell me , ye fair , this urchin ' s name
Who still mankind annoys ; Cupid and he are not the same , Though each can
raise or quench a flame , And both are hood - wink ' d boys . ” My sister told me (
and ...
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At one time my father wrote a good deal , and we were told it was a history of
Hertford , or at other times some religious work ; but they never got finished , and I
do not think they would ever have been worth publishing , his character not
leading ...
At one time my father wrote a good deal , and we were told it was a history of
Hertford , or at other times some religious work ; but they never got finished , and I
do not think they would ever have been worth publishing , his character not
leading ...
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I mention this only for the purpose of calling attention to the fact that , although I
vividly remember the incident , I cannot recall that I suffered the least pain ,
though I was told afterwards that it was really a severe burn . This , and other
facts of a ...
I mention this only for the purpose of calling attention to the fact that , although I
vividly remember the incident , I cannot recall that I suffered the least pain ,
though I was told afterwards that it was really a severe burn . This , and other
facts of a ...
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... between us and the adjoining house . The very first incident I remember , which
happened , I think , on the morning after my arrival , was of a boy about my own
age looking over this wall , who at once inquired , “ Hullo ! who are you ? " I told ...
... between us and the adjoining house . The very first incident I remember , which
happened , I think , on the morning after my arrival , was of a boy about my own
age looking over this wall , who at once inquired , “ Hullo ! who are you ? " I told ...
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I was told afterwards that the doctor said this was the crisis , that I was to have
port wine in tea - spoonfuls at short intervals , and that if I was not dead before
morning I might recover . For some weeks after this I lived a very enjoyable.
I was told afterwards that the doctor said this was the crisis , that I was to have
port wine in tea - spoonfuls at short intervals , and that if I was not dead before
morning I might recover . For some weeks after this I lived a very enjoyable.
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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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