My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 31
... heard called " thunder- bolts " -worn specimens of belemnites - fossils of the chalk formation . We all believed that they fell down during thunderstorms . One rather exciting incident alone stands out clear in my memories of this place ...
... heard called " thunder- bolts " -worn specimens of belemnites - fossils of the chalk formation . We all believed that they fell down during thunderstorms . One rather exciting incident alone stands out clear in my memories of this place ...
Page 40
... heard , as it was certainly not suited for horse - racing , though admirably adapted for boyish games and sports . When the boarders of the Grammar School came here , usually accompanied by some of the day - scholars and in charge of ...
... heard , as it was certainly not suited for horse - racing , though admirably adapted for boyish games and sports . When the boarders of the Grammar School came here , usually accompanied by some of the day - scholars and in charge of ...
Page 43
... heard equalled since . The church has since been burnt down and rebuilt , but whether the bells were saved I do not ... heard surpassed . In this hall were the law - courts , where the Assizes were held , and to which I sometimes gained ...
... heard equalled since . The church has since been burnt down and rebuilt , but whether the bells were saved I do not ... heard surpassed . In this hall were the law - courts , where the Assizes were held , and to which I sometimes gained ...
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A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. sometimes gained admittance , and heard a trial of some poor sheep - stealers , who in those days were liable to transportation for life , in order to protect the landed interest ...
A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. sometimes gained admittance , and heard a trial of some poor sheep - stealers , who in those days were liable to transportation for life , in order to protect the landed interest ...
Page 48
... heard . However , next day all was right again , and I was treated very kindly , as if to show that I had nothing to do with it . I recall the house as a rather long white building with green outside shutters , with a lawn and flower ...
... heard . However , next day all was right again , and I was treated very kindly , as if to show that I had nothing to do with it . I recall the house as a rather long white building with green outside shutters , with a lawn and flower ...
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