My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 7
... collecting epitaphs from the churchyards of the various places he visited ; among which are Brighton , Lowes- toft , Bognor , Ryegate , Godalming , Sevenoaks , Chichester , etc. Most of these are commonplace reflections on the ...
... collecting epitaphs from the churchyards of the various places he visited ; among which are Brighton , Lowes- toft , Bognor , Ryegate , Godalming , Sevenoaks , Chichester , etc. Most of these are commonplace reflections on the ...
Page 23
... collecting fern and dead leaves for a bed , and I think making a coverlet by taking off their two jackets , which made them quite comfort- able while lying as close together as possible , they enjoyed a good night's sleep till daybreak ...
... collecting fern and dead leaves for a bed , and I think making a coverlet by taking off their two jackets , which made them quite comfort- able while lying as close together as possible , they enjoyed a good night's sleep till daybreak ...
Page 195
... collecting good specimens and drying them carefully between drying papers and a couple of boards weighted with books or stones . My brother , however , did not approve of my devotion to this study , even though I had absolutely nothing ...
... collecting good specimens and drying them carefully between drying papers and a couple of boards weighted with books or stones . My brother , however , did not approve of my devotion to this study , even though I had absolutely nothing ...
Page 197
... collecting . All this may have been pure chance , as I long thought it was , but of late years I am more inclined to Hamlet's belief , when he said- " There's a divinity that shapes our ends , Rough - hew them how we will . " Of course ...
... collecting . All this may have been pure chance , as I long thought it was , but of late years I am more inclined to Hamlet's belief , when he said- " There's a divinity that shapes our ends , Rough - hew them how we will . " Of course ...
Page 237
... collecting , as I did not find a great many new plants about Leicester . I therefore obtained a collecting bottle , pins , and a store - box ; and in order to learn their names and classification I obtained , at wholesale price through ...
... collecting , as I did not find a great many new plants about Leicester . I therefore obtained a collecting bottle , pins , and a store - box ; and in order to learn their names and classification I obtained , at wholesale price through ...
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