My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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Page 38
... feet and upwards at from four to five miles away . This district was all gravelly with a chalk subsoil , the chalk in many places coming up to the surface , while in others it was only reached at a depth of ten or twenty feet . In the ...
... feet and upwards at from four to five miles away . This district was all gravelly with a chalk subsoil , the chalk in many places coming up to the surface , while in others it was only reached at a depth of ten or twenty feet . In the ...
Page 39
... feet above the sea , and half a mile further was Haileybury College , then a training college for the East India Company , now a public school . All round here the country was woody and picturesque ; but our favourite walk , and that of ...
... feet above the sea , and half a mile further was Haileybury College , then a training college for the East India Company , now a public school . All round here the country was woody and picturesque ; but our favourite walk , and that of ...
Page 41
... feet or more , in others shallow , and in some places there were vertical drops where regular little waterfalls occurred after storms . The whole appearance of this channel was very strange and mysterious , as there was nothing like it ...
... feet or more , in others shallow , and in some places there were vertical drops where regular little waterfalls occurred after storms . The whole appearance of this channel was very strange and mysterious , as there was nothing like it ...
Page 42
... feet long by a hundred feet wide , bounded on each side by low buildings , forming offices , schoolrooms , and dormitories , while at the end were the large dining - hall and schoolrooms , and in front , near the great gates , the ...
... feet long by a hundred feet wide , bounded on each side by low buildings , forming offices , schoolrooms , and dormitories , while at the end were the large dining - hall and schoolrooms , and in front , near the great gates , the ...
Page 44
... 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 was struck by a knob 44 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... 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 was struck by a knob 44 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
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