The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 |
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... collecting , was well devel- oped . I tried to make out the names of plants , and col- lected all sorts of things , shells , seals , franks , coins , and min- erals . The passion for collecting which leads a man to be a systematic ...
... collecting , was well devel- oped . I tried to make out the names of plants , and col- lected all sorts of things , shells , seals , franks , coins , and min- erals . The passion for collecting which leads a man to be a systematic ...
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... collecting eggs , but I never took more than a single egg out of a bird's nest , except on one single occasion , when I took all , not for their value , but from a sort of bravado . I had a strong taste for angling , and would sit for ...
... collecting eggs , but I never took more than a single egg out of a bird's nest , except on one single occasion , when I took all , not for their value , but from a sort of bravado . I had a strong taste for angling , and would sit for ...
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... collecting minerals with much zeal , but quite unscientifically - all that I cared about was a new - named mineral , and I hardly attempted to classify them . I must have observed insects with some little care , for when ten years old ...
... collecting minerals with much zeal , but quite unscientifically - all that I cared about was a new - named mineral , and I hardly attempted to classify them . I must have observed insects with some little care , for when ten years old ...
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... collecting beetles . It was the mere passion for collecting , for I did not dissect them , and rarely compared their external characters with published descriptions , but got them named anyhow . I will give a proof of my zeal : one day ...
... collecting beetles . It was the mere passion for collecting , for I did not dissect them , and rarely compared their external characters with published descriptions , but got them named anyhow . I will give a proof of my zeal : one day ...
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... collecting beetles is some indication of future success in life ! I am surprised what an indelible impression many of the beetles which I caught at Cambridge have left on my mind . I can remember the exact appearance of certain posts ...
... collecting beetles is some indication of future success in life ! I am surprised what an indelible impression many of the beetles which I caught at Cambridge have left on my mind . I can remember the exact appearance of certain posts ...
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