My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 30
... thing that lives in my memory is that in the morning my mother ordered coffee for breakfast , and said to the waiter , " Mind and make it good . " The result of which injunction was that it was nearly black , and so strong that none of ...
... thing that lives in my memory is that in the morning my mother ordered coffee for breakfast , and said to the waiter , " Mind and make it good . " The result of which injunction was that it was nearly black , and so strong that none of ...
Page 40
... And shouted as they ran- Turning to mirth all things of earth , As only boyhood can ; But the Usher sat remote from all , A melancholy man . " Our ushers were not melancholy men , but sometimes one 40 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... And shouted as they ran- Turning to mirth all things of earth , As only boyhood can ; But the Usher sat remote from all , A melancholy man . " Our ushers were not melancholy men , but sometimes one 40 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
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... thing we had imagined . He did all this in a good - humoured way , as if pitying our being put upon a task so much beyond us , and , so far as I now recollect , that was our last as well as our first attempt at translating Cicero . I ...
... thing we had imagined . He did all this in a good - humoured way , as if pitying our being put upon a task so much beyond us , and , so far as I now recollect , that was our last as well as our first attempt at translating Cicero . I ...
Page 59
... things were in my desk , and that I must take them away . And after this for some years I would still occasion- ally dream that I had to go on this last day to carry away my books and take formal leave of Mr. Crutwell . After having got ...
... things were in my desk , and that I must take them away . And after this for some years I would still occasion- ally dream that I had to go on this last day to carry away my books and take formal leave of Mr. Crutwell . After having got ...
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... things of a similar character , which were treated in the same rough and dogmatic manner , which was then almost universal , and was thought to be the only way of training children . How , exactly , to treat each case must depend upon ...
... things of a similar character , which were treated in the same rough and dogmatic manner , which was then almost universal , and was thought to be the only way of training children . How , exactly , to treat each case must depend upon ...
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