My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... , but the present owner refused to allow it to be copied , having , I fancy , some exaggerated idea of its value as a work of art . Other friends or relatives of the Greenell family were named I ] 5 MY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS.
... , but the present owner refused to allow it to be copied , having , I fancy , some exaggerated idea of its value as a work of art . Other friends or relatives of the Greenell family were named I ] 5 MY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS.
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... part of which that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having to pass the night without supper or bed , the resourceful 22 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... part of which that I distinctly remember is when the two boys got lost in a wood after dark , and while Merton could do nothing but cry at the idea of having to pass the night without supper or bed , the resourceful 22 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
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... idea of going to such a nice seaside place as Cromer , his offer was kindly accepted . As it happened we did not go to Cromer , but my visit was , so far as I remember , an enjoyable one . We went by coach to Ely , where we stayed the ...
... idea of going to such a nice seaside place as Cromer , his offer was kindly accepted . As it happened we did not go to Cromer , but my visit was , so far as I remember , an enjoyable one . We went by coach to Ely , where we stayed the ...
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... idea of the poetry of the Latin writer . Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to stay in an hour and go over it again , or copy it out a dozen times , or some other stupid imposition . But as this only ...
... idea of the poetry of the Latin writer . Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to stay in an hour and go over it again , or copy it out a dozen times , or some other stupid imposition . But as this only ...
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... idea of going to the University , but I never heard what became of him afterwards . He taught generally in the school , but the only recollection I have of him as a teacher was in one special case . Shortly before I left the school , I ...
... idea of going to the University , but I never heard what became of him afterwards . He taught generally in the school , but the only recollection I have of him as a teacher was in one special case . Shortly before I left the school , I ...
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