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Page 13
Out of the wreck of the solicitor ' s fortune my father obtained a small portion of the
money due , with promises to pay all at some future time ; and I recollect his
having frequently to go to London by coach to interview the solicitor , and try to
get ...
Out of the wreck of the solicitor ' s fortune my father obtained a small portion of the
money due , with promises to pay all at some future time ; and I recollect his
having frequently to go to London by coach to interview the solicitor , and try to
get ...
Page 43
... peal of ten bells , which were not only uncommonly numerous , but were of
very fine tones , so that when they were well rung , as they frequently were , they
produced an exceedingly musical effect , which I have never heard equalled
since .
... peal of ten bells , which were not only uncommonly numerous , but were of
very fine tones , so that when they were well rung , as they frequently were , they
produced an exceedingly musical effect , which I have never heard equalled
since .
Page 58
For at least twenty years after I left school , and I think even longer , I was subject
to frequently recurring dreams of still having to go to school in the hybrid position
of pupil and teacher , aggravated by feeling myself taller , and at last a man ...
For at least twenty years after I left school , and I think even longer , I was subject
to frequently recurring dreams of still having to go to school in the hybrid position
of pupil and teacher , aggravated by feeling myself taller , and at last a man ...
Page 86
... or if by omnibus at their master ' s expense . Now , however , the hundreds of
men in each large builder ' s or contractor ' s shops frequently live a mile or
several miles away , and can only reach the shop when work begins either by a
long ...
... or if by omnibus at their master ' s expense . Now , however , the hundreds of
men in each large builder ' s or contractor ' s shops frequently live a mile or
several miles away , and can only reach the shop when work begins either by a
long ...
Page 87
But our evenings were most frequently spent at what was then termed a " Hall of
Science , " situated in John Street , Tottenham Court Road ( now altered to
Whitfield Street ) . It was really a kind of club or mechanics ' institute for advanced
...
But our evenings were most frequently spent at what was then termed a " Hall of
Science , " situated in John Street , Tottenham Court Road ( now altered to
Whitfield Street ) . It was really a kind of club or mechanics ' institute for advanced
...
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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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