The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1 |
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... believe anything because he said it , unless they were themselves convinced of its truth , a feeling in striking con- trast with his own manner of faith . A visit which Charles Darwin made to Shrewsbury in 1869 left on the mind of his ...
... believe anything because he said it , unless they were themselves convinced of its truth , a feeling in striking con- trast with his own manner of faith . A visit which Charles Darwin made to Shrewsbury in 1869 left on the mind of his ...
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... believe that this book first gave me a wish to travel in re- mote countries , which was ultimately fulfilled by the voyage of the Beagle . In the latter part of my school life I became passionately fond of shooting ; I do not believe ...
... believe that this book first gave me a wish to travel in re- mote countries , which was ultimately fulfilled by the voyage of the Beagle . In the latter part of my school life I became passionately fond of shooting ; I do not believe ...
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... believe he ever really in- tended to practise , and I was sent there to commence them . But soon after this period I became convinced from various small circumstances that my father would leave me property enough to subsist on with some ...
... believe he ever really in- tended to practise , and I was sent there to commence them . But soon after this period I became convinced from various small circumstances that my father would leave me property enough to subsist on with some ...
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... believe , founded by Professor Jameson : it consisted of students and met in an underground room in the University for the sake of reading papers on natural science and discussing them . I used regularly to attend , and the meetings had ...
... believe , founded by Professor Jameson : it consisted of students and met in an underground room in the University for the sake of reading papers on natural science and discussing them . I used regularly to attend , and the meetings had ...
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... believe that I should ever have succeeded beyond a very low grade . With respect to Classics I did nothing except attend a few compulsory college lectures , and the attendance was almost nominal . In my second year I had to work for a ...
... believe that I should ever have succeeded beyond a very low grade . With respect to Classics I did nothing except attend a few compulsory college lectures , and the attendance was almost nominal . In my second year I had to work for a ...
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