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... 1859 ) MY FAITHFUL MALAY BOY - ALI . 1855-1862 MAP OF THE MALAY
ARCHIPELAGO ALFRED R. WALLACE . 1869 . ( From a photograph by Mr. Sims
) 286 289 289 320 320 324 357 383 384 385 249 251 264 35 ERRATA . Vol .
... 1859 ) MY FAITHFUL MALAY BOY - ALI . 1855-1862 MAP OF THE MALAY
ARCHIPELAGO ALFRED R. WALLACE . 1869 . ( From a photograph by Mr. Sims
) 286 289 289 320 320 324 357 383 384 385 249 251 264 35 ERRATA . Vol .
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My father was practically an only son , an elder boy dying when three months old
; and as his father died when he was a boy of twelve , and his mother when he
was an infant , he had not much opportunity of hearing about the family history .
My father was practically an only son , an elder boy dying when three months old
; and as his father died when he was a boy of twelve , and his mother when he
was an infant , he had not much opportunity of hearing about the family history .
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Kitty , a fair but frozen maid , Kindled a flame I still deplore , The hood - wink'd
Boy was called in aid So fatal to my suit before . ... Cupid and he are not the same
, Though each can raise or quench a flame , And both are hood - wink'd boys .
Kitty , a fair but frozen maid , Kindled a flame I still deplore , The hood - wink'd
Boy was called in aid So fatal to my suit before . ... Cupid and he are not the same
, Though each can raise or quench a flame , And both are hood - wink'd boys .
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A few numbers were issued , and I remember , as a boy , seeing an elaborate
engraving of the Portland Vase , which was one of the illustrations ; and in those
days before photography , when all had to be done by skilled artists and
engravers ...
A few numbers were issued , and I remember , as a boy , seeing an elaborate
engraving of the Portland Vase , which was one of the illustrations ; and in those
days before photography , when all had to be done by skilled artists and
engravers ...
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CHAPTER II USK : MY EARLIEST MEMORIES My earliest recollections are of
myself as a little boy in short frocks and with bare arms and legs , playing with my
brother and sisters , or sitting in my mother's lap or on a footstool listening to ...
CHAPTER II USK : MY EARLIEST MEMORIES My earliest recollections are of
myself as a little boy in short frocks and with bare arms and legs , playing with my
brother and sisters , or sitting in my mother's lap or on a footstool listening to ...
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide Bell's Indian and colonial library My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | G. Bell & Sons, 1905 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 mai 2018 |
| ISBN | 059800596X, 9780598005960 |
| Length | 447 pages |
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