My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 64
... able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a more mechanical turn than myself , and he used to excel in making all the little toys ...
... able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a more mechanical turn than myself , and he used to excel in making all the little toys ...
Page 65
... able to fire off salutes or startle our sister or the servant to our great satis- faction . When , later , by some exchange with a fellow school- boy or in any other way , we got possession of one of the small brass cannons made for ...
... able to fire off salutes or startle our sister or the servant to our great satis- faction . When , later , by some exchange with a fellow school- boy or in any other way , we got possession of one of the small brass cannons made for ...
Page 70
... able to spin it properly , my hands being rather large for my age . This occurred in the winter , and when the cricket season came , I equally enjoyed my bat , which at once elevated me to the rank of the few bigger boys 70 [ CHAP . MY ...
... able to spin it properly , my hands being rather large for my age . This occurred in the winter , and when the cricket season came , I equally enjoyed my bat , which at once elevated me to the rank of the few bigger boys 70 [ CHAP . MY ...
Page 71
... able to do , and this has been a constant source of healthy and enjoyable occupation during my whole life . It led , I have no doubt , to my brother being apprenticed to a carpenter and builder , where he became a first - rate workman ...
... able to do , and this has been a constant source of healthy and enjoyable occupation during my whole life . It led , I have no doubt , to my brother being apprenticed to a carpenter and builder , where he became a first - rate workman ...
Page 86
... able importance . In the earlier period referred to almost all workshops and factories were much smaller than they are now , and employed each a much smaller number of men , who were therefore able to live within about half a mile or ...
... able importance . In the earlier period referred to almost all workshops and factories were much smaller than they are now , and employed each a much smaller number of men , who were therefore able to live within about half a mile or ...
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