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Page 77
In the country gleaning was a universal practice , and numbers of cottagers thus
got a portion of their bread ; while a much larger proportion than now lived in the
country and had large gardens or a few acres of land . My mother often took me ...
In the country gleaning was a universal practice , and numbers of cottagers thus
got a portion of their bread ; while a much larger proportion than now lived in the
country and had large gardens or a few acres of land . My mother often took me ...
Page 85
Combining these two results , it is clear that , even if workmen have smaller or
fewer rooms than at the earlier period , they must still pay nearly twice as much
rent , and this enormous increase will absorb a large portion , and in some cases
the ...
Combining these two results , it is clear that , even if workmen have smaller or
fewer rooms than at the earlier period , they must still pay nearly twice as much
rent , and this enormous increase will absorb a large portion , and in some cases
the ...
Page 126
Towards the latter part of our survey in the spring months , my brother left us a
portion of the work to do by ourselves when he was away for a week or two , and
as we worked very hard , and seldom got home before six in the evening , we
had ...
Towards the latter part of our survey in the spring months , my brother left us a
portion of the work to do by ourselves when he was away for a week or two , and
as we worked very hard , and seldom got home before six in the evening , we
had ...
Page 127
It was a paper of a character totally unknown now , and as it no doubt reflected
the ideas and pandered to the tastes of a very considerable portion of the public
in all classes of society , it is not very surprising that most of the young men of the
...
It was a paper of a character totally unknown now , and as it no doubt reflected
the ideas and pandered to the tastes of a very considerable portion of the public
in all classes of society , it is not very surprising that most of the young men of the
...
Page 132
At the same time the canal had been improved at great cost to enable it to carry
the increased trade that had been caused by the rapid growth of London and the
prosperity of agriculture during the early portion of the nineteenth century .
At the same time the canal had been improved at great cost to enable it to carry
the increased trade that had been caused by the rapid growth of London and the
prosperity of agriculture during the early portion of the nineteenth century .
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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