My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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... able to ascertain what was his busi- ness . His father , however , my mother's grandfather , who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice Mayor of Hertford ( in 1773 and 1779 ) , as stated in the records of ...
... able to ascertain what was his busi- ness . His father , however , my mother's grandfather , who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice Mayor of Hertford ( in 1773 and 1779 ) , as stated in the records of ...
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... able to ascertain . One other point may be here mentioned . There seems to have been some connection by marriage between the Wallace and Greenell families before my father's marriage , as shown by the fact that his elder brother , who ...
... able to ascertain . One other point may be here mentioned . There seems to have been some connection by marriage between the Wallace and Greenell families before my father's marriage , as shown by the fact that his elder brother , who ...
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... able to sit side by side and talk , or get over the wall and play together when we liked . Thus began the friendship of George Silk and Alfred Wallace , which , with long intervals of absence at various periods , has continued to this ...
... able to sit side by side and talk , or get over the wall and play together when we liked . Thus began the friendship of George Silk and Alfred Wallace , which , with long intervals of absence at various periods , has continued to this ...
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... able to make our tops keep up as long as possible , and often painted them in rings of bright colours , which showed beauti- fully while they were spinning . Those made of box - wood and of rather large size were preferred , as their ...
... able to make our tops keep up as long as possible , and often painted them in rings of bright colours , which showed beauti- fully while they were spinning . Those made of box - wood and of rather large size were preferred , as their ...
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... able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a more mechanical turn than myself , and he used to excel in making all the little toys ...
... able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a more mechanical turn than myself , and he used to excel in making all the little toys ...
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