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Page 18
... the church its grey time - honoured head , That place of rest where parents ,
children , sleep , Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap Affection's
hand hath gaily decked the ground And spring's sweet gifts profusely scatter'd
round .
... the church its grey time - honoured head , That place of rest where parents ,
children , sleep , Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap Affection's
hand hath gaily decked the ground And spring's sweet gifts profusely scatter'd
round .
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... curious sucking mouth , by which it sticks on the hand and frightens people so
much that they throw it away instantly . ... has caught thousands of them with his
bare hands , and has often had six or seven at once sticking to his hand without ...
... curious sucking mouth , by which it sticks on the hand and frightens people so
much that they throw it away instantly . ... has caught thousands of them with his
bare hands , and has often had six or seven at once sticking to his hand without ...
Page 28
... old bell - wether that this would be foolish , he being represented as saying"
What ! jump into the pit your lives to save , To save your lives leap into the grave !
" And as almost the only sheep I had seen close at hand were in the little narrow
...
... old bell - wether that this would be foolish , he being represented as saying"
What ! jump into the pit your lives to save , To save your lives leap into the grave !
" And as almost the only sheep I had seen close at hand were in the little narrow
...
Page 50
Caning was performed in the usual old - fashioned way by laying the boy across
the desk , his hands being held on one side and his feet on the other , while the
master , pulling the boy's trousers tight with one hand , laid on the cane with great
...
Caning was performed in the usual old - fashioned way by laying the boy across
the desk , his hands being held on one side and his feet on the other , while the
master , pulling the boy's trousers tight with one hand , laid on the cane with great
...
Page 53
On one occasion I remember seeing a boy whose hand was not only black and
swollen from blows , but had the skin cut , and was covered with blood . In this
case I think a complaint was made by the boy's parents , and Mr. H. was informed
...
On one occasion I remember seeing a boy whose hand was not only black and
swollen from blows , but had the skin cut , and was covered with blood . In this
case I think a complaint was made by the boy's parents , and Mr. H. was informed
...
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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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