The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1901 - Naturalists |
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... character . But his life was so essentially one of work , that a history of the man could not be writ- ten without following closely the career of the author . Thus if comes about that the chief part of the book falls into chapters ...
... character . But his life was so essentially one of work , that a history of the man could not be writ- ten without following closely the career of the author . Thus if comes about that the chief part of the book falls into chapters ...
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... character of the letter . Other small words , such as of , to , & c . , have been inserted usually within brackets . I have not followed the originals as regards the spelling of names , the use of capitals , or in the matter of punctu ...
... character of the letter . Other small words , such as of , to , & c . , have been inserted usually within brackets . I have not followed the originals as regards the spelling of names , the use of capitals , or in the matter of punctu ...
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... character- istic of Charles Darwin as a young man , though he had , like his grandson , an indomitable love of hard mental work . Be- nevolence and sympathy with others , and a great personal charm of manner , were common to the two ...
... character- istic of Charles Darwin as a young man , though he had , like his grandson , an indomitable love of hard mental work . Be- nevolence and sympathy with others , and a great personal charm of manner , were common to the two ...
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... character of his second son , Erasmus ( born 1759 ) , I have little to say , for though he wrote poetry , he seems to have had none of the other tastes of his father . He had , however , his own peculiar tastes , viz . , genealogy , the ...
... character of his second son , Erasmus ( born 1759 ) , I have little to say , for though he wrote poetry , he seems to have had none of the other tastes of his father . He had , however , his own peculiar tastes , viz . , genealogy , the ...
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... any legal security . My father heard his reasons for believing that he could ulti- mately repay the money , and from [ his ] intuitive perception of character felt sure that he was to be trusted DR . R. W. DARWIN . II.
... any legal security . My father heard his reasons for believing that he could ulti- mately repay the money , and from [ his ] intuitive perception of character felt sure that he was to be trusted DR . R. W. DARWIN . II.
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