My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 138
... determined the grade or quality of the watch and the consequent price . What I should have learnt there would have been how to fit a watch together , how to test it for definite defects , how to judge of the design and work- manship ...
... determined the grade or quality of the watch and the consequent price . What I should have learnt there would have been how to fit a watch together , how to test it for definite defects , how to judge of the design and work- manship ...
Page 144
... the shadow , and came down to the end of the valley . But I determined to see it , so turned back as fast as I could , and soon found it just out of sight , owing to a curve of the lateral valley . It must be a fine 144 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... the shadow , and came down to the end of the valley . But I determined to see it , so turned back as fast as I could , and soon found it just out of sight , owing to a curve of the lateral valley . It must be a fine 144 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
Page 160
... determined to walk , and having sent our luggage by coach or waggon , we started about sunrise , and after two hours ' walking stopped at a nice - looking roadside public - house for breakfast . Our meal consisted of a large basin cf ...
... determined to walk , and having sent our luggage by coach or waggon , we started about sunrise , and after two hours ' walking stopped at a nice - looking roadside public - house for breakfast . Our meal consisted of a large basin cf ...
Page 180
... determined to try , and soon got to enjoy it so much that every fine warm day I used to go and plunge head first off my ledge and swim in five or six strokes to the shallow water . In this very limited sphere of action I gained some ...
... determined to try , and soon got to enjoy it so much that every fine warm day I used to go and plunge head first off my ledge and swim in five or six strokes to the shallow water . In this very limited sphere of action I gained some ...
Page 191
... determining the meridian by equal altitudes of the sun , and also by the pole - star at its upper or lower culmination ; finding the latitude by the meridian altitude of the sun , or of some of the principal stars ; and making a rude ...
... determining the meridian by equal altitudes of the sun , and also by the pole - star at its upper or lower culmination ; finding the latitude by the meridian altitude of the sun , or of some of the principal stars ; and making a rude ...
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