My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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Page 57
... means such a common game as it is now . Among the smaller amusements which were always much liked were marbles and pegtops . Marbles were either a game of skill or a form of gambling . In the latter game a small hole was made against a ...
... means such a common game as it is now . Among the smaller amusements which were always much liked were marbles and pegtops . Marbles were either a game of skill or a form of gambling . In the latter game a small hole was made against a ...
Page 65
... means ; and we even tried to construct the beautiful revolving Catherine - wheels , but these again would often stop in the middle , and refuse either to revolve properly or to burn more than half way . In connection with fireworks , we ...
... means ; and we even tried to construct the beautiful revolving Catherine - wheels , but these again would often stop in the middle , and refuse either to revolve properly or to burn more than half way . In connection with fireworks , we ...
Page 67
... had two ways of covering the balls . One was to first quarter it tightly with fine string , and using this as a base , cover the whole with closely knitted string by means of a very simple loop - stitch . A V ] 67 HERTFORD : MY HOME - LIFE.
... had two ways of covering the balls . One was to first quarter it tightly with fine string , and using this as a base , cover the whole with closely knitted string by means of a very simple loop - stitch . A V ] 67 HERTFORD : MY HOME - LIFE.
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A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. means of a very simple loop - stitch . A much superior plan was to obtain from the tan - yard some partly tanned sac- shaped pieces of calf - skin which were of just the size ...
A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. means of a very simple loop - stitch . A much superior plan was to obtain from the tan - yard some partly tanned sac- shaped pieces of calf - skin which were of just the size ...
Page 81
... means prove what he claims - that these workers are very much better off than they were fifty years earlier . He certainly saves himself , verbally , by terming it an " apparent rise , " but he never attempts to get at the real rise ...
... means prove what he claims - that these workers are very much better off than they were fifty years earlier . He certainly saves himself , verbally , by terming it an " apparent rise , " but he never attempts to get at the real rise ...
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