My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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... course , increased ; and as by 1810 he had two children and the prospects of a large family , he appears to have felt the necessity of increasing his income . Having neglected the law so long , and probably having ΙΟ MY LIFE.
... course , increased ; and as by 1810 he had two children and the prospects of a large family , he appears to have felt the necessity of increasing his income . Having neglected the law so long , and probably having ΙΟ MY LIFE.
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... course , he always wore a top - hat - a beaver hat as it was then called , before silk hats were invented - the only other headgear being sometimes a straw hat for use in the garden in summer . In character he was quiet and even ...
... course , he always wore a top - hat - a beaver hat as it was then called , before silk hats were invented - the only other headgear being sometimes a straw hat for use in the garden in summer . In character he was quiet and even ...
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... course - and such I cried The life of man ! In youth swoll'n high with pride , The passions raging , noisy , foaming , bold , Like the rough stream a constant tumult hold . But when his steps turn towards the setting sun And more than ...
... course - and such I cried The life of man ! In youth swoll'n high with pride , The passions raging , noisy , foaming , bold , Like the rough stream a constant tumult hold . But when his steps turn towards the setting sun And more than ...
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... up as I thought it ought to have done . Then I got my little spade and scraped up stones off the gravel path , and with it , of course , some of the soft gravel , but instead of the 20 CHAPTER II USK: MY EARLIEST MEMORIES.
... up as I thought it ought to have done . Then I got my little spade and scraped up stones off the gravel path , and with it , of course , some of the soft gravel , but instead of the 20 CHAPTER II USK: MY EARLIEST MEMORIES.
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... course we did not com- plete the imitation of the story by sleeping in the wood , which would have been too bold and dangerous an undertaking for our sisters to join in , even if my brother and I had wished to do so . Another vivid ...
... course we did not com- plete the imitation of the story by sleeping in the wood , which would have been too bold and dangerous an undertaking for our sisters to join in , even if my brother and I had wished to do so . Another vivid ...
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