The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1901 - Naturalists |
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... respect , “ I think my father was a little unjust to me when I was young , but afterwards I am thankful to think I became a prime favourite with him . " She has a vivid recollection of the expression of happy reverie that accompanied ...
... respect , “ I think my father was a little unjust to me when I was young , but afterwards I am thankful to think I became a prime favourite with him . " She has a vivid recollection of the expression of happy reverie that accompanied ...
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... respects ( I think by autopsy ) and he owned his error . was then convinced that he should never again be consulted by this family ; but after a few months the widow sent for him , having dismissed the old family doctor . My father was ...
... respects ( I think by autopsy ) and he owned his error . was then convinced that he should never again be consulted by this family ; but after a few months the widow sent for him , having dismissed the old family doctor . My father was ...
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... to all his children . One of his golden rules ( a hard one to follow ) was , ' Never become the friend of any one whom you cannot respect . ' 923 Dr. Darwin had six children : Marianne , married Dr. DE . R. W. DARWIN . 19.
... to all his children . One of his golden rules ( a hard one to follow ) was , ' Never become the friend of any one whom you cannot respect . ' 923 Dr. Darwin had six children : Marianne , married Dr. DE . R. W. DARWIN . 19.
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... respect for the idiosyncracies of human character without which moral judgment is always hard and shallow , and often unjust . Carlyle was one to find a peculiar enjoyment in the combina- tion of liveliness and repose which gave his ...
... respect for the idiosyncracies of human character without which moral judgment is always hard and shallow , and often unjust . Carlyle was one to find a peculiar enjoyment in the combina- tion of liveliness and repose which gave his ...
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... respect to diversified tastes , independently of science , I was fond of reading various books , and I used to sit for hours . reading the historical plays of Shakespeare , generally in an old window in the thick walls of the school . I ...
... respect to diversified tastes , independently of science , I was fond of reading various books , and I used to sit for hours . reading the historical plays of Shakespeare , generally in an old window in the thick walls of the school . I ...
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