My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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Page 41
... called it the Gulps or Gulphs , but it is now marked on the ordnance maps as Hag's Dell , showing that it was looked upon as a mysterious phenomenon by those who gave it the name . This also was a kind of play- ground , and we sometimes ...
... called it the Gulps or Gulphs , but it is now marked on the ordnance maps as Hag's Dell , showing that it was looked upon as a mysterious phenomenon by those who gave it the name . This also was a kind of play- ground , and we sometimes ...
Page 44
... called a catapult , and was on the principle of the old instrument used for throwing stones into besieged cities . It consisted of a strong wooden frame about three feet high . On a cross - bar at top was a place for the ball , and this ...
... called a catapult , and was on the principle of the old instrument used for throwing stones into besieged cities . It consisted of a strong wooden frame about three feet high . On a cross - bar at top was a place for the ball , and this ...
Page 47
... called me in , and my friend bade me sit beside him , and introduced me to the company as a real Wallace " Scots wae hae wi ' Wallace bled , " he added , I suppose to show what he meant . Then I had fruit of many kinds , including fine ...
... called me in , and my friend bade me sit beside him , and introduced me to the company as a real Wallace " Scots wae hae wi ' Wallace bled , " he added , I suppose to show what he meant . Then I had fruit of many kinds , including fine ...
Page 49
... called by the boys Old Cruttle or Old Clemmy , and when he over- heard these names used , which was not often , he would give us a short lecture on the impropriety and impoliteness of VOL . I. E miscalling those in authority over us ...
... called by the boys Old Cruttle or Old Clemmy , and when he over- heard these names used , which was not often , he would give us a short lecture on the impropriety and impoliteness of VOL . I. E miscalling those in authority over us ...
Page 50
... called invincible idleness when it was really congenital incapacity to learn what he took no interest in , or what often had no meaning for him . When the usual extra tasks or impositions failed with such a boy he was flogged , but I ...
... called invincible idleness when it was really congenital incapacity to learn what he took no interest in , or what often had no meaning for him . When the usual extra tasks or impositions failed with such a boy he was flogged , but I ...
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