The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 - Naturalists |
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... father's letters give fre- quent evidence of having been written when he was tired or hurried , and they bear the marks of this cir- cumstance . In writing to a friend , or to one of his family , he frequently omitted the articles ...
... father's letters give fre- quent evidence of having been written when he was tired or hurried , and they bear the marks of this cir- cumstance . In writing to a friend , or to one of his family , he frequently omitted the articles ...
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... father , to others for information , crit- icisms , and advice . To all these kind coadjutors I gladly acknowledge ... father's life . The readers of these pages will , I think , be grateful to Sir Joseph for the care with which he has ...
... father , to others for information , crit- icisms , and advice . To all these kind coadjutors I gladly acknowledge ... father's life . The readers of these pages will , I think , be grateful to Sir Joseph for the care with which he has ...
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... father a strong taste for various branches of science , for writing verses , and for mechanics . . . . He also inherited stammering . With the hope of curing him , his father sent him to France , when about eight years old ( 1766- '67 ) ...
... father a strong taste for various branches of science , for writing verses , and for mechanics . . . . He also inherited stammering . With the hope of curing him , his father sent him to France , when about eight years old ( 1766- '67 ) ...
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... father of Charles Darwin , was born . May 30 , 1766 , and entered the medical profession like his father . He studied for a few months at Leyden , and took his M. D. * at that University on Feb. 26 , 1785. " His father " ( Erasmus ) ...
... father of Charles Darwin , was born . May 30 , 1766 , and entered the medical profession like his father . He studied for a few months at Leyden , and took his M. D. * at that University on Feb. 26 , 1785. " His father " ( Erasmus ) ...
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... father's friend , Josiah Wedgwood , of Etruria , then in her thirty - second year . We have a miniature of her , with a remarkably sweet and happy face , bearing some resemblance to the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds of her father ; a ...
... father's friend , Josiah Wedgwood , of Etruria , then in her thirty - second year . We have a miniature of her , with a remarkably sweet and happy face , bearing some resemblance to the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds of her father ; a ...
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