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It is difficult to write such a record as mine ( extending to the memories of nearly
eighty years ) without subjecting one's self to the charge of diffuseness or egotism
, and I cannot hope to escape this altogether . But as my experiences have been
...
It is difficult to write such a record as mine ( extending to the memories of nearly
eighty years ) without subjecting one's self to the charge of diffuseness or egotism
, and I cannot hope to escape this altogether . But as my experiences have been
...
Page 10
... the case ) that while he remained a bachelor my father lived up to his income
or very nearly so ; and from what we know of his after life this did not imply any
extravagance or luxurious habits , but simply that he enjoyed himself in London
and ...
... the case ) that while he remained a bachelor my father lived up to his income
or very nearly so ; and from what we know of his after life this did not imply any
extravagance or luxurious habits , but simply that he enjoyed himself in London
and ...
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Some of these slabs were eight or ten feet long and nearly as wide ; and it was
these that formed our favourite fishing - stations , where we sometimes found
shoals of small lampreys , which could be scooped up ( Char . II ) USK : MY ...
Some of these slabs were eight or ten feet long and nearly as wide ; and it was
these that formed our favourite fishing - stations , where we sometimes found
shoals of small lampreys , which could be scooped up ( Char . II ) USK : MY ...
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I think what we caught must have been the young fish , as my recollection of them
is that they were like little eels , and not more than six or eight inches long ,
whereas the full - grown lampreys are from a foot and a half to nearly three feet
long .
I think what we caught must have been the young fish , as my recollection of them
is that they were like little eels , and not more than six or eight inches long ,
whereas the full - grown lampreys are from a foot and a half to nearly three feet
long .
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... exactly in the same form , as to become quite familiar to me . It was , in fact , the
form my childish nightmare took at that period , and though I was always afraid of
it , it was not nearly so distressing as many of the nightmares I have had since .
... exactly in the same form , as to become quite familiar to me . It was , in fact , the
form my childish nightmare took at that period , and though I was always afraid of
it , it was not nearly so distressing as many of the nightmares I have had since .
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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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