My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page xv
... staying " read " stayed . " 8 , for " fortunate " read " so . " II , for " as is " read " and as it is " ; also delete " 99 ; as . " par . 2 , line 3 , omit " because " ; line 4 , new sentence , “ It . " 66 8 , after and " insert " the ...
... staying " read " stayed . " 8 , for " fortunate " read " so . " II , for " as is " read " and as it is " ; also delete " 99 ; as . " par . 2 , line 3 , omit " because " ; line 4 , new sentence , “ It . " 66 8 , after and " insert " the ...
Page 30
... staying a night on the way , and the stage then travelled at an average speed of ten miles an hour over good roads and in the summer time . The monotony of the journey probably tired me so that it left no impression ; but besides the ...
... staying a night on the way , and the stage then travelled at an average speed of ten miles an hour over good roads and in the summer time . The monotony of the journey probably tired me so that it left no impression ; but besides the ...
Page 31
... stayed were very bright and enjoyable . I rather think that my father , and perhaps my brother also , had left Usk a few days before us to make arrangements for the family at Hertford , and I think that I was taken to a children's ...
... stayed were very bright and enjoyable . I rather think that my father , and perhaps my brother also , had left Usk a few days before us to make arrangements for the family at Hertford , and I think that I was taken to a children's ...
Page 47
... stayed the night at a large inn almost joining the cathedral . No doubt we had had dinner on the way , and I had tea on our arrival , but my host , whose name I cannot remember , dined with a large party of gentlemen - probably a ...
... stayed the night at a large inn almost joining the cathedral . No doubt we had had dinner on the way , and I had tea on our arrival , but my host , whose name I cannot remember , dined with a large party of gentlemen - probably a ...
Page 48
... stayed there , or how I returned , I have no recollection , but the main features of the visit as here related have always remained clearly impressed upon my memory . It may be well here to give a brief outline of my school life at ...
... stayed there , or how I returned , I have no recollection , but the main features of the visit as here related have always remained clearly impressed upon my memory . It may be well here to give a brief outline of my school life at ...
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