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... with the clear , swift - flowing river on one side and the narrow fields and wooded steep bank on the other ; while from the bridge itself there was a very beautiful view up the river - valley , of the mountains near Abergavenny ...
... with the clear , swift - flowing river on one side and the narrow fields and wooded steep bank on the other ; while from the bridge itself there was a very beautiful view up the river - valley , of the mountains near Abergavenny ...
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Few small towns ( it had then less than six thousand inhabitants ) have a more agreeable public playground than Hartham , with the level valley of the Lea stretching away to Ware on the east , the town itself just over the river on the ...
Few small towns ( it had then less than six thousand inhabitants ) have a more agreeable public playground than Hartham , with the level valley of the Lea stretching away to Ware on the east , the town itself just over the river on the ...
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The most charming of these valleys was the nearest to us , opening behind the church . ... On the west side of this valley the steep slope was thickly covered with hazel and other bushes , as well as a good many trees , forming a ...
The most charming of these valleys was the nearest to us , opening behind the church . ... On the west side of this valley the steep slope was thickly covered with hazel and other bushes , as well as a good many trees , forming a ...
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We found a very steep and narrow valley something like that called the Devil's Dyke near Brighton ; but this was thickly wooded on both sides , and the little stream at the bottom , rushing over a pebbly bed , produced a roaring sound ...
We found a very steep and narrow valley something like that called the Devil's Dyke near Brighton ; but this was thickly wooded on both sides , and the little stream at the bottom , rushing over a pebbly bed , produced a roaring sound ...
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In the northern part of the parish , which extended nearly to the village of Great Brickhill , were some curious dry valleys with flat bottoms , and sides clothed with fir woods , a kind of country I had not yet seen , and which ...
In the northern part of the parish , which extended nearly to the village of Great Brickhill , were some curious dry valleys with flat bottoms , and sides clothed with fir woods , a kind of country I had not yet seen , and which ...
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| Pealkiri | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Autor | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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