My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 26
... group gave interest and attractiveness to the ever - changing combinations in out- door scenery , while the varied opportunities for the exercise of the physical activities , and the delight in the endless variety of nature which are so ...
... group gave interest and attractiveness to the ever - changing combinations in out- door scenery , while the varied opportunities for the exercise of the physical activities , and the delight in the endless variety of nature which are so ...
Page 43
... groups of four very slender pillars instead of one large one to support the arches on each side of the nave . I did not know then that these were characteristic of the Early English Gothic , but are not common in our churches . Another ...
... groups of four very slender pillars instead of one large one to support the arches on each side of the nave . I did not know then that these were characteristic of the Early English Gothic , but are not common in our churches . Another ...
Page 51
... group opposite each other and close to Mr. Crutwell's desk , but under pretence of work there were always two or three of the boys who were full of talk and gossip and school stories , which kept us all employed and amused till within ...
... group opposite each other and close to Mr. Crutwell's desk , but under pretence of work there were always two or three of the boys who were full of talk and gossip and school stories , which kept us all employed and amused till within ...
Page 102
... fully applied . If the labour of such a com- munity , or of groups of such communities , had been directed with equal skill to produce primarily the necessaries and comforts of life for its own inhabitants , with a 102 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... fully applied . If the labour of such a com- munity , or of groups of such communities , had been directed with equal skill to produce primarily the necessaries and comforts of life for its own inhabitants , with a 102 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
Page 200
... groups of species , and enabled us to detect real affinities under very diverse external forms . I concluded by passing in review some of the best marked orders as illustrating these various features . Although crudely written and ...
... groups of species , and enabled us to detect real affinities under very diverse external forms . I concluded by passing in review some of the best marked orders as illustrating these various features . Although crudely written and ...
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