My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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Page 37
... from the high - road , and about a quarter of a mile from the main river . As I knew it , it was a circular pond nearly a hundred feet in diameter , filled with the most crystal clear water , and very deep HERTFORD : HOME OF MY BOYHOOD 37.
... from the high - road , and about a quarter of a mile from the main river . As I knew it , it was a circular pond nearly a hundred feet in diameter , filled with the most crystal clear water , and very deep HERTFORD : HOME OF MY BOYHOOD 37.
Page 38
... hundred feet and upwards at from four to five miles away . This district was all gravelly with a chalk subsoil , the chalk in many places coming up to the surface , while in others it was only reached at a depth of ten or twenty feet ...
... hundred feet and upwards at from four to five miles away . This district was all gravelly with a chalk subsoil , the chalk in many places coming up to the surface , while in others it was only reached at a depth of ten or twenty feet ...
Page 39
... hundred feet above the sea , and half a mile further was Haileybury College , then a training college for the East India Company , now a public school . All around here the country was woody and picturesque ; but our favourite walk ...
... hundred feet above the sea , and half a mile further was Haileybury College , then a training college for the East India Company , now a public school . All around here the country was woody and picturesque ; but our favourite walk ...
Page 42
... hundred feet long by a hundred feet wide , bounded on each side by low buildings , forming offices , schoolrooms and dormi- tories , while at the end were the large dining - hall and school- rooms , and in front , near the gates , the ...
... hundred feet long by a hundred feet wide , bounded on each side by low buildings , forming offices , schoolrooms and dormi- tories , while at the end were the large dining - hall and school- rooms , and in front , near the gates , the ...
Page 56
... hundred feet away from the school ; and the large school- room was the only place we had to go to in wet weather , when not at meals , but as we were comparatively few in number , it answered our purpose very well . Occasionally Mr ...
... hundred feet away from the school ; and the large school- room was the only place we had to go to in wet weather , when not at meals , but as we were comparatively few in number , it answered our purpose very well . Occasionally Mr ...
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