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Page xiv
... better if some of these things had been done to my hand , and that possibly I was not exactly the man to do them in the best . way ; but a second perusal of " Ten Acres Enough " was enough for me , and these absurd doubts were banished ...
... better if some of these things had been done to my hand , and that possibly I was not exactly the man to do them in the best . way ; but a second perusal of " Ten Acres Enough " was enough for me , and these absurd doubts were banished ...
Page xv
... rooms , lettuce - every thing , in fact , that a gentleman eats when he can get it , and nothing that he eschews when he can do no better . The residue of the farm was to be partly orchard and partly market garden , INTRODUCTION . XV.
... rooms , lettuce - every thing , in fact , that a gentleman eats when he can get it , and nothing that he eschews when he can do no better . The residue of the farm was to be partly orchard and partly market garden , INTRODUCTION . XV.
Page 45
... , when water and grass became scarce , struck their tents and struck out for better quarters , they pulled down every man his house - and not only that , but every woman her house - and carried HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 45.
... , when water and grass became scarce , struck their tents and struck out for better quarters , they pulled down every man his house - and not only that , but every woman her house - and carried HOUSE , PLANS , AND SPECIFICATIONS . 45.
Page 48
... foun- dation was rapidly completed by a resident mason ; but neither he nor the house reappeared . Weeks went by ; the prophecies of the incredulous were be- ing confirmed ; those who had " known better " 48 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
... foun- dation was rapidly completed by a resident mason ; but neither he nor the house reappeared . Weeks went by ; the prophecies of the incredulous were be- ing confirmed ; those who had " known better " 48 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH .
Page 49
R. B. Roosevelt. ing confirmed ; those who had " known better " all along were in high spirits ; the evidence was alto- gether against the success of the new enterprise , and were among the most favorable . It was rumored that contractor ...
R. B. Roosevelt. ing confirmed ; those who had " known better " all along were in high spirits ; the evidence was alto- gether against the success of the new enterprise , and were among the most favorable . It was rumored that contractor ...
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