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Page 5
One of these portraits was that of the great - uncle William Greenell , of
Marylebone , who was an architect , and is represented with the design of some
public building which , we were told , he had had the honour of himself showing
to the king ...
One of these portraits was that of the great - uncle William Greenell , of
Marylebone , who was an architect , and is represented with the design of some
public building which , we were told , he had had the honour of himself showing
to the king ...
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 ...
Page 17
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 ...
Page 27
At the time I only saw an unmeaning jumble of strange dragon - like forms
surrounded with black , and I was told that it was there because somebody was
dead ; and when this curious dream came I at once associated it with the
hatchment ...
At the time I only saw an unmeaning jumble of strange dragon - like forms
surrounded with black , and I was told that it was there because somebody was
dead ; and when this curious dream came I at once associated it with the
hatchment ...
Page 29
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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| 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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