The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1 |
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... observation of the habits of various animals . It is always interesting to see how far a man's personal characteristics can be traced in his forefathers . Charles Dar- win inherited the tall stature , but not the bulky figure of Erasmus ...
... observation of the habits of various animals . It is always interesting to see how far a man's personal characteristics can be traced in his forefathers . Charles Dar- win inherited the tall stature , but not the bulky figure of Erasmus ...
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... observation and his sympathy , neither of which have I ever seen exceeded or even equalled . His sympathy was not only with the dis- tresses of others , but in a greater degree with the pleasures of all around him . This led him to be ...
... observation and his sympathy , neither of which have I ever seen exceeded or even equalled . His sympathy was not only with the dis- tresses of others , but in a greater degree with the pleasures of all around him . This led him to be ...
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... observation led him to predict with remarkable skill the course of any illness , and he suggested endless small details of relief . I was told that a young doctor in Shrewsbury , who disliked my father , used to say that he was wholly ...
... observation led him to predict with remarkable skill the course of any illness , and he suggested endless small details of relief . I was told that a young doctor in Shrewsbury , who disliked my father , used to say that he was wholly ...
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... observations . His judgment was excellent , and his whole . mind well balanced ; but I do not suppose that any one would say that he possessed much original genius . He was deeply religious , and so orthodox that he told me one day he ...
... observations . His judgment was excellent , and his whole . mind well balanced ; but I do not suppose that any one would say that he possessed much original genius . He was deeply religious , and so orthodox that he told me one day he ...
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... that I owe to the voyage the first real training or education of my mind ; I was led to attend closely to several branches of natural history , and thus my powers of observation were improved , though they were always THE VOYAGE . 51.
... that I owe to the voyage the first real training or education of my mind ; I was led to attend closely to several branches of natural history , and thus my powers of observation were improved , though they were always THE VOYAGE . 51.
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