My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 43
... four very slender pillars instead of one large one to support the arches on each side of the nave . I did not know then that these were characteristic of the Early English Gothic , but are not common in our churches . Another feature of ...
... four very slender pillars instead of one large one to support the arches on each side of the nave . I did not know then that these were characteristic of the Early English Gothic , but are not common in our churches . Another feature of ...
Page 50
... four masters , all in one room , with great regularity and with no marked incon- venience . Whatever might be the noise and games going on when he was absent , the moment his step was heard in the porch silence and order at once reigned ...
... four masters , all in one room , with great regularity and with no marked incon- venience . Whatever might be the noise and games going on when he was absent , the moment his step was heard in the porch silence and order at once reigned ...
Page 57
... four or even a higher number from some other boy ; then with an equal number of his own he tried to pitch them into the hole , and if all or any even number remained in he won the whole , while if the number was odd he lost them . When ...
... four or even a higher number from some other boy ; then with an equal number of his own he tried to pitch them into the hole , and if all or any even number remained in he won the whole , while if the number was odd he lost them . When ...
Page 72
... four miles away , as governess to two girls in a gentleman's family there . These girls were somewhere near my age , or a little older , and occasionally in the summer my brother and I were invited to dine and spend the after- noon with ...
... four miles away , as governess to two girls in a gentleman's family there . These girls were somewhere near my age , or a little older , and occasionally in the summer my brother and I were invited to dine and spend the after- noon with ...
Page 75
... four hours every afternoon to give out and receive books and keep everything in order . After my brother John left home and I lost my chief playmate and instructor , this library was a great resource for me , as it contained a large ...
... four hours every afternoon to give out and receive books and keep everything in order . After my brother John left home and I lost my chief playmate and instructor , this library was a great resource for me , as it contained a large ...
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