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Page 7
... among which are Brighton , Lowestoft , Bognor , Ryegate , Godalming ,
Sevenoaks , Chichester , etc. Most of these are commonplace reflections on the
uncertainty of life or equally commonplace declarations of faith in the orthodox
heaven ...
... among which are Brighton , Lowestoft , Bognor , Ryegate , Godalming ,
Sevenoaks , Chichester , etc. Most of these are commonplace reflections on the
uncertainty of life or equally commonplace declarations of faith in the orthodox
heaven ...
Page 8
... Fourth is remarkable for the ingenuity of the verse , which is equally good when
the words and sense are inverted : “ Laus tua , non tua fraus , virtus non copia
rerum Scandere te fecit , hoc decus eximium , Pauperibus tua das , nunquam stat
...
... Fourth is remarkable for the ingenuity of the verse , which is equally good when
the words and sense are inverted : “ Laus tua , non tua fraus , virtus non copia
rerum Scandere te fecit , hoc decus eximium , Pauperibus tua das , nunquam stat
...
Page 24
I particularly remember one day his pointing out to the family that the reflection of
some hills in the river opposite us was sometimes visible and sometimes not ,
though on both occasions in equally calm and clear weather . He explained the ...
I particularly remember one day his pointing out to the family that the reflection of
some hills in the river opposite us was sometimes visible and sometimes not ,
though on both occasions in equally calm and clear weather . He explained the ...
Page 36
... fold motion of the huge revolving stones , and their beautiful glossy surfaces ,
had an irresistible attraction for us which never palled . But this was only one part
of this delightful kind of peepshow . A little way off an equally novel and still more
...
... fold motion of the huge revolving stones , and their beautiful glossy surfaces ,
had an irresistible attraction for us which never palled . But this was only one part
of this delightful kind of peepshow . A little way off an equally novel and still more
...
Page 58
Every time I entered the schoolroom I felt ashamed , and whether I was engaged
at my own lessons or occupied as a teacher , I was equally uncomfortable . I
cannot now remember all the details of what was to me a constant humiliation ,
but I ...
Every time I entered the schoolroom I felt ashamed , and whether I was engaged
at my own lessons or occupied as a teacher , I was equally uncomfortable . I
cannot now remember all the details of what was to me a constant humiliation ,
but I ...
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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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