My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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Page 16
... period to the plain black of our own day . He is shown as having a ruddy complexion , blue eyes , and care- fully dressed and curled hair , which I think must have been powdered , or else in the transition from light brown to pure white ...
... period to the plain black of our own day . He is shown as having a ruddy complexion , blue eyes , and care- fully dressed and curled hair , which I think must have been powdered , or else in the transition from light brown to pure white ...
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... period , but of no special merit . I will , however , give here the only two of these that my mother had preserved , and which are , no doubt , the best products of his pen . They were evidently both written at Usk . " USK BRIDGE - A ...
... period , but of no special merit . I will , however , give here the only two of these that my mother had preserved , and which are , no doubt , the best products of his pen . They were evidently both written at Usk . " USK BRIDGE - A ...
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... period . But the chief attraction of the river to us children was the opportunity it afforded us for catching small fish , especially lampreys . A short distance from our house , towards the little village of Llanbadock , the rocky bank ...
... period . But the chief attraction of the river to us children was the opportunity it afforded us for catching small fish , especially lampreys . A short distance from our house , towards the little village of Llanbadock , the rocky bank ...
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... period of my early child- hood I do not think I have ever eaten or even seen a lamprey . At this time I must have been about four years old , as we left Usk when I was about five , or less . My brother John was four and a half years ...
... period of my early child- hood I do not think I have ever eaten or even seen a lamprey . At this time I must have been about four years old , as we left Usk when I was about five , or less . My brother John was four and a half years ...
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... period of my residence at Usk , I have no clear recollection , and can form no distinct mental image , of either my father or mother , brothers or sisters . I simply recollect that they existed , but my recollection is only a blurred ...
... period of my residence at Usk , I have no clear recollection , and can form no distinct mental image , of either my father or mother , brothers or sisters . I simply recollect that they existed , but my recollection is only a blurred ...
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