The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 |
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... ceived , and when his slender stock of files ( " spits " as he called them ) was exhausted , he would burn the let- ters of several years , in order that he might make use of the liberated " spits . " This process , iv PREFACE .
... ceived , and when his slender stock of files ( " spits " as he called them ) was exhausted , he would burn the let- ters of several years , in order that he might make use of the liberated " spits . " This process , iv PREFACE .
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... called William , was born in 1655 , and married the heiress of Robert Waring , a member of a good Staffordshire family . This lady inherited from the family of Lassells , or Lascelles , the manor and hall of Elston , near Newark , which ...
... called William , was born in 1655 , and married the heiress of Robert Waring , a member of a good Staffordshire family . This lady inherited from the family of Lassells , or Lascelles , the manor and hall of Elston , near Newark , which ...
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... called " the Doctor's Walk . " At one point in this walk grows a Spanish chestnut , the branches of which bend back parallel to them- selves in a curious manner , and this was Charles Darwin's favourite tree as a boy , where he and his ...
... called " the Doctor's Walk . " At one point in this walk grows a Spanish chestnut , the branches of which bend back parallel to them- selves in a curious manner , and this was Charles Darwin's favourite tree as a boy , where he and his ...
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... called on him , and he was invited to many houses . My father called , and on his return home told my sisters on no account to invite him or his family to our house ; for he felt sure that the man was not to be trusted . After a few ...
... called on him , and he was invited to many houses . My father called , and on his return home told my sisters on no account to invite him or his family to our house ; for he felt sure that the man was not to be trusted . After a few ...
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... called , the Earl said , ' Dr. Darwin , it is of the utmost importance to me and to the Rev. Mr. A— to learn how you have discovered that he is the source of my information about Holland . ' So my father had to explain the state of the ...
... called , the Earl said , ' Dr. Darwin , it is of the utmost importance to me and to the Rev. Mr. A— to learn how you have discovered that he is the source of my information about Holland . ' So my father had to explain the state of the ...
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