The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 - Naturalists |
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... willing compliance with my request that he should contribute a chapter on the reception of the ' Origin of Species . ' Finally , it is a pleasure to acknowledge the cour- tesy of the publishers of the ' Century Magazine ' PREFACE . V.
... willing compliance with my request that he should contribute a chapter on the reception of the ' Origin of Species . ' Finally , it is a pleasure to acknowledge the cour- tesy of the publishers of the ' Century Magazine ' PREFACE . V.
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... pleasure in his garden , planting it with ornamental trees and shrubs , and being especially suc- cessful in fruit - trees ; and this love of plants was , I think , the only taste kindred to natural history which he possessed . Of the ...
... pleasure in his garden , planting it with ornamental trees and shrubs , and being especially suc- cessful in fruit - trees ; and this love of plants was , I think , the only taste kindred to natural history which he possessed . Of the ...
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... pleasures of all around him . This led him to be always scheming to give pleasure to others , and , though hating extravagance , to perform many generous actions . For instance , Mr. B—— , a small manufacturer in Shrewsbury , came to ...
... pleasures of all around him . This led him to be always scheming to give pleasure to others , and , though hating extravagance , to perform many generous actions . For instance , Mr. B—— , a small manufacturer in Shrewsbury , came to ...
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... pleasure I ever received from such studies , was from some of the odes of Horace , which I ad- mired greatly . When I left the school I was for my age neither high nor low in it ; and I believe that I was considered by all my mas- ters ...
... pleasure I ever received from such studies , was from some of the odes of Horace , which I ad- mired greatly . When I left the school I was for my age neither high nor low in it ; and I believe that I was considered by all my mas- ters ...
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... pleasure . Early in my school days a boy had a copy of the ' Won- ders of the World , ' which I often read , and disputed with other boys about the veracity of some of the statements ; and I believe that this book first gave me a wish ...
... pleasure . Early in my school days a boy had a copy of the ' Won- ders of the World , ' which I often read , and disputed with other boys about the veracity of some of the statements ; and I believe that this book first gave me a wish ...
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