My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 13
... complete . He therefore had to raise money , and did so by using funds entrusted to him for other purposes , among them my father's small capital , in the absolute belief that it was quite as safe an investment as the ground - rents in ...
... complete . He therefore had to raise money , and did so by using funds entrusted to him for other purposes , among them my father's small capital , in the absolute belief that it was quite as safe an investment as the ground - rents in ...
Page 19
... complete failure . " Æsop's Fables " were often read to me , and that of the fox which was thirsty and found a pitcher with a little water in the bottom but with the opening too small for its mouth to reach it , and of the way in which ...
... complete failure . " Æsop's Fables " were often read to me , and that of the fox which was thirsty and found a pitcher with a little water in the bottom but with the opening too small for its mouth to reach it , and of the way in which ...
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... 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 ...
... 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
... complete overhanging caves , one of which I and two of my companions made our own , and stored it with a few necessaries , such as bits of candle , a tinder - box with flint- steel and matches , and a few provisions , such as potatoes ...
... complete overhanging caves , one of which I and two of my companions made our own , and stored it with a few necessaries , such as bits of candle , a tinder - box with flint- steel and matches , and a few provisions , such as potatoes ...
Page 42
... complete state . During a short period the family of some of our school fellows lived in the castle , and we occasionally went there to play with them , and en- joyed scrambling along the top of the old wall , which , having a parapet ...
... complete state . During a short period the family of some of our school fellows lived in the castle , and we occasionally went there to play with them , and en- joyed scrambling along the top of the old wall , which , having a parapet ...
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