My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 26
... various new acquaintances individually ; and looking back on the varied scenes amid which I have lived at home and abroad , while numerous objects , localities , and events are recalled with some distinctness , the people I met , or ...
... various new acquaintances individually ; and looking back on the varied scenes amid which I have lived at home and abroad , while numerous objects , localities , and events are recalled with some distinctness , the people I met , or ...
Page 32
... various periods , has continued to this day . The way in which we were brought together throughout our boyhood is very curious . While at Hertford I lived altogether in five different houses , and in three of these the Silk family lived ...
... various periods , has continued to this day . The way in which we were brought together throughout our boyhood is very curious . While at Hertford I lived altogether in five different houses , and in three of these the Silk family lived ...
Page 54
... various countries from , I think , Pinnock's " School Geography , " which gave the minimum of useful or interesting information . It was some- thing like learning the multiplication table both in the pain- fulness of the process and the ...
... various countries from , I think , Pinnock's " School Geography , " which gave the minimum of useful or interesting information . It was some- thing like learning the multiplication table both in the pain- fulness of the process and the ...
Page 64
... various games or occupations , and here we were able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a more mechanical turn than myself , and ...
... various games or occupations , and here we were able to hide many forbidden treasures such as gunpowder , with which we used to make wild - fires as well as more elaborate fireworks . John was of a more mechanical turn than myself , and ...
Page 65
... various occupations , as , for example , to procure the saltpetre and sulphur required for making fireworks ; the charcoal we could make ourselves , and obtain the iron filings from some friendly whitesmith . The simplest fireworks to ...
... various occupations , as , for example , to procure the saltpetre and sulphur required for making fireworks ; the charcoal we could make ourselves , and obtain the iron filings from some friendly whitesmith . The simplest fireworks to ...
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