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1 238 246 A VILLAGE NEAR LEICESTER . ( Pencil drawing by A . R . Wallace .
1844 ) FREE LIBRARY , NEATH . . ( Designed by A . R . Wallace . 1847 ) YSGWD
GLADYS , VALE OF NEATH . . . PORTH - YR - OGOF , VALE OF NEATH .
1 238 246 A VILLAGE NEAR LEICESTER . ( Pencil drawing by A . R . Wallace .
1844 ) FREE LIBRARY , NEATH . . ( Designed by A . R . Wallace . 1847 ) YSGWD
GLADYS , VALE OF NEATH . . . PORTH - YR - OGOF , VALE OF NEATH .
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It is to be presumed that the village and a good deal of the land was at that time
the property of this family , though they appear to have parted with it not long
afterwards , as a Mr . Perkins owned the park and rebuilt the church in 1812 . The
St ...
It is to be presumed that the village and a good deal of the land was at that time
the property of this family , though they appear to have parted with it not long
afterwards , as a Mr . Perkins owned the park and rebuilt the church in 1812 . The
St ...
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In the following , at Woodford , Essex , the village poet has been severely
practical :“ ON WILLIAM MEARS , PLUMBER . “ Farewell , old friend , for thou art
gone To realms above , an honest Man . A plumber , painter , glazier , was your
trade ...
In the following , at Woodford , Essex , the village poet has been severely
practical :“ ON WILLIAM MEARS , PLUMBER . “ Farewell , old friend , for thou art
gone To realms above , an honest Man . A plumber , painter , glazier , was your
trade ...
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A short distance from our house , towards the little village of Llanbadock , the
rocky bank came close to the road , and a stone quarry had been opened to
obtain stone , both for building and road - mending purposes . Here ,
occasionally , the ...
A short distance from our house , towards the little village of Llanbadock , the
rocky bank came close to the road , and a stone quarry had been opened to
obtain stone , both for building and road - mending purposes . Here ,
occasionally , the ...
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... still in the river exactly as when I had stood upon them with my brother and
sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the well -
remembered stone stile into the village churchyard had been replaced by a
wooden one .
... still in the river exactly as when I had stood upon them with my brother and
sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the well -
remembered stone stile into the village churchyard had been replaced by a
wooden one .
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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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