My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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Page 82
... referred to , his father kept a public - house in or near Greenwich , much frequented by mechanics and other work- men , who came there in considerable numbers to have their dinner . He assured me that almost without exception they had ...
... referred to , his father kept a public - house in or near Greenwich , much frequented by mechanics and other work- men , who came there in considerable numbers to have their dinner . He assured me that almost without exception they had ...
Page 85
... referred to shoddy was not invented , and paper as part of the soles in workmen's boots was unknown . The corduroys and fustians then generally worn by mechanics would last twice or thrice as long as the cheaper articles now sold under ...
... referred to shoddy was not invented , and paper as part of the soles in workmen's boots was unknown . The corduroys and fustians then generally worn by mechanics would last twice or thrice as long as the cheaper articles now sold under ...
Page 86
... referred to almost all workshops and factories were much smaller than they are now , and employed each a much smaller number of men , who were therefore able to live within about half a mile or less of their work . If they were sent to ...
... referred to almost all workshops and factories were much smaller than they are now , and employed each a much smaller number of men , who were therefore able to live within about half a mile or less of their work . If they were sent to ...
Page 108
... the system of triangulation already referred to , the angles at all the stations being taken with the best available instruments and often repeated by different observers , while allowance had also to be made 108 MY LIFE.
... the system of triangulation already referred to , the angles at all the stations being taken with the best available instruments and often repeated by different observers , while allowance had also to be made 108 MY LIFE.
Page 171
... referred to the latter part of his life , when his wife had left him , and he had entered on that downhill course of reckless dissipation that culminated in his ruin and death . Never was there a more glaring example of a man of ...
... referred to the latter part of his life , when his wife had left him , and he had entered on that downhill course of reckless dissipation that culminated in his ruin and death . Never was there a more glaring example of a man of ...
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