My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 34
... gave a few moments to gazing into this dark , deep water , almost always in shadow owing to high buildings on both sides of it , but affording a pleasant peep to fields and gardens beyond . After passing under the bridge , the river ...
... gave a few moments to gazing into this dark , deep water , almost always in shadow owing to high buildings on both sides of it , but affording a pleasant peep to fields and gardens beyond . After passing under the bridge , the river ...
Page 35
... gave me such a fright that though I often bathed here afterwards , I always went in where the water was shallow , and did not learn to swim , however little , till several years later . Few small towns ( it had then less than six ...
... gave me such a fright that though I often bathed here afterwards , I always went in where the water was shallow , and did not learn to swim , however little , till several years later . Few small towns ( it had then less than six ...
Page 41
... gave it the name . This also was a kind of play- ground , and we sometimes spent a whole afternoon wandering about it . In the neighbourhood of Morgan's Walk , however , there were many interesting spots , among others , some old ...
... gave it the name . This also was a kind of play- ground , and we sometimes spent a whole afternoon wandering about it . In the neighbourhood of Morgan's Walk , however , there were many interesting spots , among others , some old ...
Page 50
... gave the offender a resounding box on the ear . On one occasion I well remember his coming down to a rather small boy , giving him a slap on one side of his head which knocked him down flat on the seat , and when he slowly rose up ...
... gave the offender a resounding box on the ear . On one occasion I well remember his coming down to a rather small boy , giving him a slap on one side of his head which knocked him down flat on the seat , and when he slowly rose up ...
Page 51
... gave an excellent idea of the poetry of the Latin writer . Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to stay in an hour and go over it again , or copy it out a dozen times , or some other stupid imposition ...
... gave an excellent idea of the poetry of the Latin writer . Sometimes our laziness and ignorance were found out , and we either had to stay in an hour and go over it again , or copy it out a dozen times , or some other stupid imposition ...
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