The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1901 - Naturalists |
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... admiration of Lamarck and his views on evolution . I listened in silent astonishment , and as far as I can judge ... admired greatly the ' Zoonomia ; ' but on reading it a second time after an inter- val of ten or fifteen years , I was ...
... admiration of Lamarck and his views on evolution . I listened in silent astonishment , and as far as I can judge ... admired greatly the ' Zoonomia ; ' but on reading it a second time after an inter- val of ten or fifteen years , I was ...
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... admirable illustrations ; but I did not study botany . Henslow used to take his pupils , including several of the older members of the University , field excursions , on foot or in coaches , to distant places , or in a barge down the ...
... admirable illustrations ; but I did not study botany . Henslow used to take his pupils , including several of the older members of the University , field excursions , on foot or in coaches , to distant places , or in a barge down the ...
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... admired the best pictures , which I discussed with the old curator . I read also with much interest Sir Joshua Reynolds ' book . This taste , though not natural to me , lasted for several years , and many of the pictures in the National ...
... admired the best pictures , which I discussed with the old curator . I read also with much interest Sir Joshua Reynolds ' book . This taste , though not natural to me , lasted for several years , and many of the pictures in the National ...
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... admirable . He was free from every tinge of vanity or other petty feeling ; and I never saw a man who thought so little about himself or his own concerns . His temper was imperturbably good , with the most winning and courteous manners ...
... admirable . He was free from every tinge of vanity or other petty feeling ; and I never saw a man who thought so little about himself or his own concerns . His temper was imperturbably good , with the most winning and courteous manners ...
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... shades of expression must all have had a gradual and natural origin . During the summer of the following year , 1840 , I read Sir C. Bell's admirable work on expression , and this greatly increased 76 AUTOBIOGRAPHY .
... shades of expression must all have had a gradual and natural origin . During the summer of the following year , 1840 , I read Sir C. Bell's admirable work on expression , and this greatly increased 76 AUTOBIOGRAPHY .
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