My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... able to ascertain what was his busi- ness . His father , however , my mother's grandfather , who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice Mayor of Hertford ( in 1773 and 1779 ) , as stated in the records of ...
... able to ascertain what was his busi- ness . His father , however , my mother's grandfather , who died in 1797 , aged 80 , was for many years an alderman , and twice Mayor of Hertford ( in 1773 and 1779 ) , as stated in the records of ...
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... able to ascertain . One other point may be here mentioned . There seems to have been some connection by marriage between the Wallace and Greenell families before my father's marriage , as shown by the fact that his elder brother , who ...
... able to ascertain . One other point may be here mentioned . There seems to have been some connection by marriage between the Wallace and Greenell families before my father's marriage , as shown by the fact that his elder brother , who ...
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... able while lying as close together as possible , they enjoyed a good night's sleep till daybreak , when they easily found their way home . This seemed so delightful that one day John provided himself with the matchbox , salt , and ...
... able while lying as close together as possible , they enjoyed a good night's sleep till daybreak , when they easily found their way home . This seemed so delightful that one day John provided himself with the matchbox , salt , and ...
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... able to sit side by side and talk , or get over the wall and play together when we liked . Thus began the friendship of George Silk and Alfred Wallace , which , with long intervals of absence at various periods , has continued to this ...
... able to sit side by side and talk , or get over the wall and play together when we liked . Thus began the friendship of George Silk and Alfred Wallace , which , with long intervals of absence at various periods , has continued to this ...
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... number of the boys would have them . We used to pride ourselves on being able to make our tops keep up as long as possible , and often painted them in rings of bright colours , which showed IV ] 57 HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE.
... number of the boys would have them . We used to pride ourselves on being able to make our tops keep up as long as possible , and often painted them in rings of bright colours , which showed IV ] 57 HERTFORD : MY SCHOOL LIFE.
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