My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... less . My brother John was four and a half years older , and I expect was the leader in most of our games and explorations . My two sisters were five and seven years older than John , so that they would have been about thirteen and ...
... less . My brother John was four and a half years older , and I expect was the leader in most of our games and explorations . My two sisters were five and seven years older than John , so that they would have been about thirteen and ...
Page 24
... less than a quarter of a mile from the old bridge of three arches over the river Usk , by which we reached the town , which was and is entirely confined to the east side of the river , while we lived on the west . The walk there was a ...
... less than a quarter of a mile from the old bridge of three arches over the river Usk , by which we reached the town , which was and is entirely confined to the east side of the river , while we lived on the west . The walk there was a ...
Page 25
... less degree , of my indoor , surroundings . The form and colour of the house , the road , the river close below it , the bridge with the cottage near its foot , the narrow fields between us and the bridge , the steep wooded bank at the ...
... less degree , of my indoor , surroundings . The form and colour of the house , the road , the river close below it , the bridge with the cottage near its foot , the narrow fields between us and the bridge , the steep wooded bank at the ...
Page 26
... less close attention ; while the greater activity of the latter group gave interest and attractiveness to the ever - changing combinations in out- door scenery , while the varied opportunities for the exercise of the physical activities ...
... less close attention ; while the greater activity of the latter group gave interest and attractiveness to the ever - changing combinations in out- door scenery , while the varied opportunities for the exercise of the physical activities ...
Page 29
... less pain than adults from the same injuries . And this is quite in accordance with the purpose for which pain exists , which is to guard the body against injuries dangerous to life , and giving us the impulse to escape rapidly from any ...
... less pain than adults from the same injuries . And this is quite in accordance with the purpose for which pain exists , which is to guard the body against injuries dangerous to life , and giving us the impulse to escape rapidly from any ...
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