My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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Page 171
... continued to live at such a rate that he had frequently to raise money . All the grand oaks for which his estates were celebrated were cut down , and it is said produced £ 70,000 . About half his property was entailed , but the other ...
... continued to live at such a rate that he had frequently to raise money . All the grand oaks for which his estates were celebrated were cut down , and it is said produced £ 70,000 . About half his property was entailed , but the other ...
Page 196
... continued to be similarly employed after I became of age , I should most probably have become entirely absorbed in my profession , which , in its various de- partments , I always found extremely interesting , and should therefore not ...
... continued to be similarly employed after I became of age , I should most probably have become entirely absorbed in my profession , which , in its various de- partments , I always found extremely interesting , and should therefore not ...
Page 233
... continued to experiment for some time , I could produce catalepsy of any limb or of the whole body , and in this state they could do things which they could not , and certainly would not have done in their normal state . For example ...
... continued to experiment for some time , I could produce catalepsy of any limb or of the whole body , and in this state they could do things which they could not , and certainly would not have done in their normal state . For example ...
Page 244
... continued to board and lodge with Mr. Sims in the main street , where I had been very comfortable , till the autumn , when , hearing that my sister would probably be home from America the following summer , and my mother wishing to live ...
... continued to board and lodge with Mr. Sims in the main street , where I had been very comfortable , till the autumn , when , hearing that my sister would probably be home from America the following summer , and my mother wishing to live ...
Page 260
... continued exertion ; but this may be overcome by a strong will . There is some tendency to indigestion ; this requires air and exercise . " ( b ) The power of fixing the attention is very good indeed , and there is very considerable ...
... continued exertion ; but this may be overcome by a strong will . There is some tendency to indigestion ; this requires air and exercise . " ( b ) The power of fixing the attention is very good indeed , and there is very considerable ...
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