My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... gave him an income of about £ 500 a year . heard from my sister Fanny . This I From this time till he married , fifteen years later , he appears to have lived quite idly , so far as being without any systematic occupation , often going ...
... gave him an income of about £ 500 a year . heard from my sister Fanny . This I From this time till he married , fifteen years later , he appears to have lived quite idly , so far as being without any systematic occupation , often going ...
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... gave him a slight lame- ness , and in consequence of this he never took very long walks . He was rather precise and regular in his habits , quiet and rather dignified in manners , and somewhat of what is termed a gentleman of the old ...
... gave him a slight lame- ness , and in consequence of this he never took very long walks . He was rather precise and regular in his habits , quiet and rather dignified in manners , and somewhat of what is termed a gentleman of the old ...
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... gave it up , and concluded that the story could not be true ; and I am afraid this rather made me disbelieve in experi- ments out of story - books . The river in front of our house was the Usk , a fine stream on which we often saw men ...
... gave it up , and concluded that the story could not be true ; and I am afraid this rather made me disbelieve in experi- ments out of story - books . The river in front of our house was the Usk , a fine stream on which we often saw men ...
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... gave interest and attractiveness to the ever - changing combinations in out- door scenery , while the varied opportunities for the exercise of the physical activities , and the delight in the endless variety of nature which are so ...
... gave interest and attractiveness to the ever - changing combinations in out- door scenery , while the varied opportunities for the exercise of the physical activities , and the delight in the endless variety of nature which are so ...
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... that turned the wheel passed swiftly under a low arch , and this was a sight that never palled upon us , so that almost every fine day , as we VOL . I. D passed this way home from school , we gave a III ] 33 HERTFORD : HOME OF MY BOYHOOD.
... that turned the wheel passed swiftly under a low arch , and this was a sight that never palled upon us , so that almost every fine day , as we VOL . I. D passed this way home from school , we gave a III ] 33 HERTFORD : HOME OF MY BOYHOOD.
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