My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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... took great delight And had power to force it to any Height , But in Water - closets great was your skill , For each branch was subordinate to your will . But now your Glass is run - your work is done , And we scarcely can find such ...
... took great delight And had power to force it to any Height , But in Water - closets great was your skill , For each branch was subordinate to your will . But now your Glass is run - your work is done , And we scarcely can find such ...
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... took a small dairy - farm at too high a rent , and not making this pay , in 1849 he emigrated to California at the height of the first rush for gold , joined several mining camps , and was moder- ately successful . About five years ...
... took a small dairy - farm at too high a rent , and not making this pay , in 1849 he emigrated to California at the height of the first rush for gold , joined several mining camps , and was moder- ately successful . About five years ...
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... took very long walks . He was rather precise and regular in his habits , quiet and rather dignified in manners , and somewhat of what is termed a gentleman of the old school . Of course , he always wore a top - hat - a beaver hat as it ...
... took very long walks . He was rather precise and regular in his habits , quiet and rather dignified in manners , and somewhat of what is termed a gentleman of the old school . Of course , he always wore a top - hat - a beaver hat as it ...
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... took part . Among the books read to us was " Sandford and Merton , " the only part of which that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having ...
... took part . Among the books read to us was " Sandford and Merton , " the only part of which that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having ...
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... took at that period , and though I was always afraid of it , it was not nearly so distressing as many of the nightmares I have had since . I may here add another illustration of how vividly these scenes of my childhood remain in my ...
... took at that period , and though I was always afraid of it , it was not nearly so distressing as many of the nightmares I have had since . I may here add another illustration of how vividly these scenes of my childhood remain in my ...
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