The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 - Naturalists |
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... Shrewsbury before he was twenty - one years old ( 1787 ) , and left him £ 20 , saying , ' Let me know when you want more , and I will send it you . ' His uncle , the rector of Elston , afterwards also sent him £ 20 , and this was the ...
... Shrewsbury before he was twenty - one years old ( 1787 ) , and left him £ 20 , saying , ' Let me know when you want more , and I will send it you . ' His uncle , the rector of Elston , afterwards also sent him £ 20 , and this was the ...
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... Shrewsbury known as Frankwell , where the other children were born . This house was built by Dr. Darwin about 1800 , it is now in the possession of Mr. Spencer Phillips , and has undergone but little alteration . It is a large , plain ...
... Shrewsbury known as Frankwell , where the other children were born . This house was built by Dr. Darwin about 1800 , it is now in the possession of Mr. Spencer Phillips , and has undergone but little alteration . It is a large , plain ...
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... Shrewsbury in 1869 left on the mind of his daughter who accompanied him a strong impression of his love for his old home . The then tenant of the Mount showed them over the house , & c . , and with mistaken hospitality remained with the ...
... Shrewsbury in 1869 left on the mind of his daughter who accompanied him a strong impression of his love for his old home . The then tenant of the Mount showed them over the house , & c . , and with mistaken hospitality remained with the ...
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... Shrewsbury , came to him one day , and said he should be bankrupt unless he could at once borrow £ 10,000 , but that he was unable to give any legal security . My father heard his reasons for believing that he could ulti- mately repay ...
... Shrewsbury , came to him one day , and said he should be bankrupt unless he could at once borrow £ 10,000 , but that he was unable to give any legal security . My father heard his reasons for believing that he could ulti- mately repay ...
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... Shrewsbury , and seemed to be a rich man ; everybody called on him , and he was invited to many houses . My father called , and on his return home told my sisters on no account to invite him or his family to our house ; for he felt sure ...
... Shrewsbury , and seemed to be a rich man ; everybody called on him , and he was invited to many houses . My father called , and on his return home told my sisters on no account to invite him or his family to our house ; for he felt sure ...
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