My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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Page 23
... produced some potatoes which he had picked up in a field on the way , and which he then roasted beautifully in the embers , and even produced from another pocket a pinch of salt in a screw of paper , so that the two boys had a very good ...
... produced some potatoes which he had picked up in a field on the way , and which he then roasted beautifully in the embers , and even produced from another pocket a pinch of salt in a screw of paper , so that the two boys had a very good ...
Page 38
... producing exquisite shades of blue and green in ever- varying gradations , which were exceedingly beautiful . In fact , only once have I seen another spring which equalled it in beauty , in the little island of Semau , near Timor , and ...
... producing exquisite shades of blue and green in ever- varying gradations , which were exceedingly beautiful . In fact , only once have I seen another spring which equalled it in beauty , in the little island of Semau , near Timor , and ...
Page 43
... produced an exceedingly musical effect , which I have never heard equalled since . The church has since been burnt down and rebuilt , but whether the bells were saved I do not know . Very conspicuous was the square , ugly brick Town ...
... produced an exceedingly musical effect , which I have never heard equalled since . The church has since been burnt down and rebuilt , but whether the bells were saved I do not know . Very conspicuous was the square , ugly brick Town ...
Page 54
... produced far greater and more generally useful results . When I had to learn the chief towns of the provinces of Poland , Russia , Asia Minor , and other parts of Western Asia , with their al- most unpronounceable names , I dreaded the ...
... produced far greater and more generally useful results . When I had to learn the chief towns of the provinces of Poland , Russia , Asia Minor , and other parts of Western Asia , with their al- most unpronounceable names , I dreaded the ...
Page 59
... of experience in my boy- hood produced any permanent effect on my character I cannot say , but the mere continuance of a painful dream for so many years is in itself an evil , and must almost HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE 59.
... of experience in my boy- hood produced any permanent effect on my character I cannot say , but the mere continuance of a painful dream for so many years is in itself an evil , and must almost HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE 59.
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