My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... Wood , in his very interesting " Natural History , " tells us that he has caught thousands of them with his bare hands , and has often had six or seven at once sticking to his hand without causing the slightest pain or leaving the least ...
... Wood , in his very interesting " Natural History , " tells us that he has caught thousands of them with his bare hands , and has often had six or seven at once sticking to his hand without causing the slightest pain or leaving the least ...
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... woods beyond , to my great delight a fire was made , and we also feasted on potatoes with salt , as Sandford and Merton had done . Of course we did not complete the imitation of the story by sleeping in the wood , which would have been ...
... woods beyond , to my great delight a fire was made , and we also feasted on potatoes with salt , as Sandford and Merton had done . Of course we did not complete the imitation of the story by sleeping in the wood , which would have been ...
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... and sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the well - remembered stone stile into the village churchyard had been replaced by a wooden one . We also visited the ruined castle , 26 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... and sisters sixty years before . The one change I noted here was that the well - remembered stone stile into the village churchyard had been replaced by a wooden one . We also visited the ruined castle , 26 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
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A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. wooden one . We also visited the ruined castle , ascended the winding stair , and walked round the top wall , and every- thing seemed to me exactly as I knew it of old , and neither ...
A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. wooden one . We also visited the ruined castle , ascended the winding stair , and walked round the top wall , and every- thing seemed to me exactly as I knew it of old , and neither ...
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... woods around us . As will be seen later on , this immunity ceased as soon as we went to live in a town . I remember only one childish accident . The cook was taking away a frying - pan with a good deal of boiling fat in it , which for ...
... woods around us . As will be seen later on , this immunity ceased as soon as we went to live in a town . I remember only one childish accident . The cook was taking away a frying - pan with a good deal of boiling fat in it , which for ...
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