My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 17
... gardening and other country occupations , such as brewing beer and making grape or elder wine whenever he had the opportunity ; and during some years at Hertford he rented a garden about half a mile away , in order to grow vegetables ...
... gardening and other country occupations , such as brewing beer and making grape or elder wine whenever he had the opportunity ; and during some years at Hertford he rented a garden about half a mile away , in order to grow vegetables ...
Page 19
... garden , a steep wooded bank on the right , the road , river , and distant low hills to the left . The house itself was built close under this bank , which was quite rocky in places , and a little back yard between the kitchen and a ...
... garden , a steep wooded bank on the right , the road , river , and distant low hills to the left . The house itself was built close under this bank , which was quite rocky in places , and a little back yard between the kitchen and a ...
Page 25
... garden , and the blue- papered room in which I slept , but of the people always with me in those rooms , and even of the daily routine of our life , I remember nothing at all . I cannot find any clear explanation of these facts in ...
... garden , and the blue- papered room in which I slept , but of the people always with me in those rooms , and even of the daily routine of our life , I remember nothing at all . I cannot find any clear explanation of these facts in ...
Page 26
... garden , the path up to the front door , and the steep woody bank behind it , remained exactly as pictured in my memory . Even the quarry appeared to have been very little enlarged , and the great flat stones were still in the river ...
... garden , the path up to the front door , and the steep woody bank behind it , remained exactly as pictured in my memory . Even the quarry appeared to have been very little enlarged , and the great flat stones were still in the river ...
Page 29
... garden or by the riverside , or in the fields and woods around us . As will be seen later on , this immunity ceased as soon as we went to live in a town . I remember only one childish accident . The cook was taking away a frying - pan ...
... garden or by the riverside , or in the fields and woods around us . As will be seen later on , this immunity ceased as soon as we went to live in a town . I remember only one childish accident . The cook was taking away a frying - pan ...
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