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Page 13
... it was partially and afterwards wholly stopped . It appeared that the solicitor
was himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was
certain to be ultimately of great value , but which he had not capital enough to
complete .
... it was partially and afterwards wholly stopped . It appeared that the solicitor
was himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was
certain to be ultimately of great value , but which he had not capital enough to
complete .
Page 19
... bank , which was quite rocky in places , and a little back yard between the
kitchen and a steep bit of rock has always been clearly pictured before me as
being the scene of my earliest attempt to try an experiment , and its complete
failure .
... bank , which was quite rocky in places , and a little back yard between the
kitchen and a steep bit of rock has always been clearly pictured before me as
being the scene of my earliest attempt to try an experiment , and its complete
failure .
Page 23
... did not complete the imitation of the story by sleeping in the wood , which
would have been too bold and dangerous an undertaking for our sisters to join in
, even if my brother and I had wished to do so . Another vivid memory of these
early ...
... did not complete the imitation of the story by sleeping in the wood , which
would have been too bold and dangerous an undertaking for our sisters to join in
, even if my brother and I had wished to do so . Another vivid memory of these
early ...
Page 41
In the neighbourhood of Morgan's Walk , however , there were many interesting
spots , among others , some old hedgerows which had been so undermined in a
chalky slope as to form complete overhanging caves , one of which I and two of ...
In the neighbourhood of Morgan's Walk , however , there were many interesting
spots , among others , some old hedgerows which had been so undermined in a
chalky slope as to form complete overhanging caves , one of which I and two of ...
Page 42
... castellated style , but it stood in spacious grounds of about four acres near the
middle of the town , with the river flowing through a part of it , and with about two
hundred yards of the old defensive wall still remaining in a very complete state .
... castellated style , but it stood in spacious grounds of about four acres near the
middle of the town , with the river flowing through a part of it , and with about two
hundred yards of the old defensive wall still remaining in a very complete state .
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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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