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Page 11
... Vase , which was one of the illustrations ; and in those days before
photography , when all had to be done by skilled artists and engravers , such
illustrations were ruinously expensive for a periodical brought out by a totally
unknown man .
... Vase , which was one of the illustrations ; and in those days before
photography , when all had to be done by skilled artists and engravers , such
illustrations were ruinously expensive for a periodical brought out by a totally
unknown man .
Page 16
My brother William owed his death to a railway journey by night in winter , from
London to South Wales in the miserable accommodation then afforded to third -
class passengers , which , increased by a damp bed at Bristol , brought on
severe ...
My brother William owed his death to a railway journey by night in winter , from
London to South Wales in the miserable accommodation then afforded to third -
class passengers , which , increased by a damp bed at Bristol , brought on
severe ...
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I have an indistinct recollection of his visiting us occasionally , and of his being
looked up to as very clever , and as actually bringing out a little monthly
magazine of literature , science , and local events , of which he brought copies to
show us .
I have an indistinct recollection of his visiting us occasionally , and of his being
looked up to as very clever , and as actually bringing out a little monthly
magazine of literature , science , and local events , of which he brought copies to
show us .
Page 28
... The little window where the sun Came peeping in each morn ; He never came
a wink too soon , Nor brought too long a day , But now I often wish the night Had
borne my breath away , ” always brought to my mind the memory of the little blue
...
... The little window where the sun Came peeping in each morn ; He never came
a wink too soon , Nor brought too long a day , But now I often wish the night Had
borne my breath away , ” always brought to my mind the memory of the little blue
...
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black , and so strong that none of the party could drink it , till boiling water was
brought for us to dilute it with . I , of course , had only milk and water , with
perhaps a few drops of coffee as a special luxury . Of the next few months of my
life I have ...
black , and so strong that none of the party could drink it , till boiling water was
brought for us to dilute it with . I , of course , had only milk and water , with
perhaps a few drops of coffee as a special luxury . Of the next few months of my
life I have ...
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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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