My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideDodd, Mead, 1905 |
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Page 87
... look like perpetual motion , which greatly interested and often puzzled us . But our evenings were most frequently spent at what was then termed a " Hall of Science , " situated in John Street , Tottenham Court Road ( now altered to ...
... look like perpetual motion , which greatly interested and often puzzled us . But our evenings were most frequently spent at what was then termed a " Hall of Science , " situated in John Street , Tottenham Court Road ( now altered to ...
Page 100
... workers observed me always to look at these telegraphs— and when black I merely looked at the person , and then at the colour - but never said a word to one of them by way of blame . At first , " he says , " 100 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... workers observed me always to look at these telegraphs— and when black I merely looked at the person , and then at the colour - but never said a word to one of them by way of blame . At first , " he says , " 100 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
Page 108
... look- ing , and quite the dandy in his dress . He was proud of his attractions , and made friends with any of the good - looking village girls who would talk to him . One day we met a pretty rosy - cheeked girl about his own age - a ...
... look- ing , and quite the dandy in his dress . He was proud of his attractions , and made friends with any of the good - looking village girls who would talk to him . One day we met a pretty rosy - cheeked girl about his own age - a ...
Page 113
... looks down to glad the mariner : Thoughts which must ever haunt us , like some dream Of childhood which we ne'er forget , a gleam Of sunshine flashing o'er life's troubled stream ! " The last eight lines of this poem form a passage ...
... looks down to glad the mariner : Thoughts which must ever haunt us , like some dream Of childhood which we ne'er forget , a gleam Of sunshine flashing o'er life's troubled stream ! " The last eight lines of this poem form a passage ...
Page 116
... look upon it as more earth than stone . The only other thing that greatly interested me was a little beyond Stevenage , where , on a grassy strip by the roadside , were six ancient barrows or tumuli , which I carefully inspected ; and ...
... look upon it as more earth than stone . The only other thing that greatly interested me was a little beyond Stevenage , where , on a grassy strip by the roadside , were six ancient barrows or tumuli , which I carefully inspected ; and ...
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