My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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Page 52
... insects in that tongue , and also to appreciate the derivation from Latin of many of our common English words . If the remaining time had been spent in learning German , the result would have been far more useful , but I do not 52 MY LIFE.
... insects in that tongue , and also to appreciate the derivation from Latin of many of our common English words . If the remaining time had been spent in learning German , the result would have been far more useful , but I do not 52 MY LIFE.
Page 115
... insects . After a few weeks at home at Hoddesdon , I went back to Barton , where we had some work till after Christmas . On New Year's Day , 1838 , the first section of the London and Birmingham Railway was opened to Tring , and I and ...
... insects . After a few weeks at home at Hoddesdon , I went back to Barton , where we had some work till after Christmas . On New Year's Day , 1838 , the first section of the London and Birmingham Railway was opened to Tring , and I and ...
Page 186
... insect enemies . Mr. and Mrs. Osgood were both natives of the ancient town of Bideford , Devon , which they continually referred to as the standard of both manners and morality , to the great disadvantage of the Welsh . They were both ...
... insect enemies . Mr. and Mrs. Osgood were both natives of the ancient town of Bideford , Devon , which they continually referred to as the standard of both manners and morality , to the great disadvantage of the Welsh . They were both ...
Page 236
... insects . For variety we had the meadows along the course of the little river Soar , which were very pleasant in spring and summer . Twice during the summer the whole of the boarders were taken for a long day's excursion . The first ...
... insects . For variety we had the meadows along the course of the little river Soar , which were very pleasant in spring and summer . Twice during the summer the whole of the boarders were taken for a long day's excursion . The first ...
Page 240
... insect - life , opening to me a new aspect of nature , and later on finding in him a companion without whom I might have never ventured on my journey to the Amazon . The other and equally im- portant circumstance was my reading Malthus ...
... insect - life , opening to me a new aspect of nature , and later on finding in him a companion without whom I might have never ventured on my journey to the Amazon . The other and equally im- portant circumstance was my reading Malthus ...
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