My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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Page 143
... Forest , a tract of bare mountains about twenty square miles in extent , the highest point being a little over two thousand feet above the sea . Over a good deal of this country I wandered for about a week , and enjoyed my work very ...
... Forest , a tract of bare mountains about twenty square miles in extent , the highest point being a little over two thousand feet above the sea . Over a good deal of this country I wandered for about a week , and enjoyed my work very ...
Page 156
... forest , moor and mountain ; which has appropriated most of our rivers and lakes and the fish that live in them ; which often claims the very seashore and rocky coasts of our island home , fencing them off from the wayfarer who seeks ...
... forest , moor and mountain ; which has appropriated most of our rivers and lakes and the fish that live in them ; which often claims the very seashore and rocky coasts of our island home , fencing them off from the wayfarer who seeks ...
Page 160
... Forest , culminating in the double peaks of the Beacons , which were seen here fully separated with the narrow ridge connecting them . At sunset they were often beautifully tinted , and my brother made a charming little water - colour ...
... Forest , culminating in the double peaks of the Beacons , which were seen here fully separated with the narrow ridge connecting them . At sunset they were often beautifully tinted , and my brother made a charming little water - colour ...
Page 160
... forest of Breck- nock . This extends about twenty miles from east to west and ten or twelve miles from north to south ; and in every part of it the chief summits are from 2000 to 2500 feet high , while near its western end , about ...
... forest of Breck- nock . This extends about twenty miles from east to west and ten or twelve miles from north to south ; and in every part of it the chief summits are from 2000 to 2500 feet high , while near its western end , about ...
Page 194
... forests of the Amazon . But I soon found that by merely identifying the plants I found in my walks I lost much time in gathering the same species several times , and even then not being always quite sure that I had found the same plant ...
... forests of the Amazon . But I soon found that by merely identifying the plants I found in my walks I lost much time in gathering the same species several times , and even then not being always quite sure that I had found the same plant ...
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