My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 87
... remarked that such problems were mysteries which the wisest cannot understand , and seemed disinclined to any discussion of the subject . This , of course , did not satisfy me , and if the argument did not really touch the question of ...
... remarked that such problems were mysteries which the wisest cannot understand , and seemed disinclined to any discussion of the subject . This , of course , did not satisfy me , and if the argument did not really touch the question of ...
Page 111
... remark I had overheard about a year before . A lady , who was governess in a Quaker family we knew at Hertford , was ... remarked upon the excellent cut and finish of a suit worn by our host . Their eldest brother lived in a very good ...
... remark I had overheard about a year before . A lady , who was governess in a Quaker family we knew at Hertford , was ... remarked upon the excellent cut and finish of a suit worn by our host . Their eldest brother lived in a very good ...
Page 118
... remark- able weather and its exact fulfilment . From the 7th to the 13th every day was set down as " Fair , frost , " and so it was . Then came the 14th , marked " Change ; " then again " Fair , frost , " every day to the 20th , which ...
... remark- able weather and its exact fulfilment . From the 7th to the 13th every day was set down as " Fair , frost , " and so it was . Then came the 14th , marked " Change ; " then again " Fair , frost , " every day to the 20th , which ...
Page 120
... remark of the observer is , " A very dry month . " May was to have five days rainy and three changeable , and it is noted as having had " rain on nine days , " and as being " a very fine month . " In August rain was announced for six ...
... remark of the observer is , " A very dry month . " May was to have five days rainy and three changeable , and it is noted as having had " rain on nine days , " and as being " a very fine month . " In August rain was announced for six ...
Page 121
... remarked ; to which he replied , " Oh ! you can't miss them , they are as big as a barn door . " Afterwards I found that this was young Mr. Higgins , of Turvey Abbey , his father being one of the principal VIII ] 121 BEDFORDSHIRE : TURVEY.
... remarked ; to which he replied , " Oh ! you can't miss them , they are as big as a barn door . " Afterwards I found that this was young Mr. Higgins , of Turvey Abbey , his father being one of the principal VIII ] 121 BEDFORDSHIRE : TURVEY.
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