The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1901 - Naturalists |
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... Hooker he was bound by ties of affection stronger than we often see among men . He wrote in his ' Recollections , " " I have known hardly any man more lovable than Hooker . " His relationship to the village people was a pleasant one ...
... Hooker he was bound by ties of affection stronger than we often see among men . He wrote in his ' Recollections , " " I have known hardly any man more lovable than Hooker . " His relationship to the village people was a pleasant one ...
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... Hooker what he calls a boasting letter , he laughs at himself for his conceit and want of modesty . There is a wonderfully interesting letter which he wrote to my mother bequeathing to her , in case of his death , the care of publishing ...
... Hooker what he calls a boasting letter , he laughs at himself for his conceit and want of modesty . There is a wonderfully interesting letter which he wrote to my mother bequeathing to her , in case of his death , the care of publishing ...
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... Hooker's , who insisted that a mole , which appeared on one of her children , was the effect of fright upon herself on having , before the birth of the child , blotted with sepia a copy of Turner's ' Liber Studiorum ' that had been lent ...
... Hooker's , who insisted that a mole , which appeared on one of her children , was the effect of fright upon herself on having , before the birth of the child , blotted with sepia a copy of Turner's ' Liber Studiorum ' that had been lent ...
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... Hooker . C. DARWIN . Down , Monday [ February 10th , 1845 ] . MY DEAR HOOKER , -I am much obliged for your very agreeable letter ; it was very good - natured , in the midst of your scientific and theatrical dissipation , to think of ...
... Hooker . C. DARWIN . Down , Monday [ February 10th , 1845 ] . MY DEAR HOOKER , -I am much obliged for your very agreeable letter ; it was very good - natured , in the midst of your scientific and theatrical dissipation , to think of ...
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Including an Autobiographical Chapter Charles Darwin Sir Francis Darwin. C. Darwin to J. D. Hooker . Shrewsbury [ 1845 ? ] , MY DEAR HOOKER , —I have just received your note , which has astonished me , and has most truly grieved me . I ...
Including an Autobiographical Chapter Charles Darwin Sir Francis Darwin. C. Darwin to J. D. Hooker . Shrewsbury [ 1845 ? ] , MY DEAR HOOKER , —I have just received your note , which has astonished me , and has most truly grieved me . I ...
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