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Page 39
... consider , as from what little I had heard or thought on the subject I had scruples about declaring my belief in all ... Considering how fiercely I have been attacked by the orthodox , it seems ludicrous that I once intended to be a ...
... consider , as from what little I had heard or thought on the subject I had scruples about declaring my belief in all ... Considering how fiercely I have been attacked by the orthodox , it seems ludicrous that I once intended to be a ...
Page 69
... consider my doing so un- justifiable , for I did not then know how generous and noble was his disposition . The extract from my MS . and the letter to Asa Gray had neither been intended for publication , and were badly written . Mr ...
... consider my doing so un- justifiable , for I did not then know how generous and noble was his disposition . The extract from my MS . and the letter to Asa Gray had neither been intended for publication , and were badly written . Mr ...
Page 70
... considering how stiff a book it is , this is a large sale . It has been translated into almost every European tongue , even into such languages as Spanish , Bohemian , Polish , and Russian . It has also , accord- ing to Miss Bird , been ...
... considering how stiff a book it is , this is a large sale . It has been translated into almost every European tongue , even into such languages as Spanish , Bohemian , Polish , and Russian . It has also , accord- ing to Miss Bird , been ...
Page 82
... consider- able reflection that I perceive the weak points . My power to follow a long and purely abstract train of thought is very limited ; and therefore I could never have succeeded with metaphysics or mathematics . My memory is ...
... consider- able reflection that I perceive the weak points . My power to follow a long and purely abstract train of thought is very limited ; and therefore I could never have succeeded with metaphysics or mathematics . My memory is ...
Page 88
... consider cutting sections a great feat , and in the last year of his life , with wonderful energy , took the pains to learn to * The figure representing the aggregated cell - contents in ' Insectivo- rous Plants ' was drawn by him . cut ...
... consider cutting sections a great feat , and in the last year of his life , with wonderful energy , took the pains to learn to * The figure representing the aggregated cell - contents in ' Insectivo- rous Plants ' was drawn by him . cut ...
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