The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 |
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... things which he had found useful in his medical practice . Thus ladies often cried much while telling him their troubles , and thus caused much loss of his precious time . He soon found that begging them to command and restrain ...
... things which he had found useful in his medical practice . Thus ladies often cried much while telling him their troubles , and thus caused much loss of his precious time . He soon found that begging them to command and restrain ...
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... things , shells , seals , franks , coins , and min- erals . The passion for collecting which leads a man to be a systematic naturalist , a virtuoso , or a miser , was very strong in me , and was clearly innate , as none of my sisters or ...
... things , shells , seals , franks , coins , and min- erals . The passion for collecting which leads a man to be a systematic naturalist , a virtuoso , or a miser , was very strong in me , and was clearly innate , as none of my sisters or ...
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... thing . I was taught Euclid by a private tutor , and I distinctly remem- ber the intense satisfaction which the clear geometrical proofs gave me . I remember , with equal distinctness , the delight which my uncle gave me ( the father of ...
... thing . I was taught Euclid by a private tutor , and I distinctly remem- ber the intense satisfaction which the clear geometrical proofs gave me . I remember , with equal distinctness , the delight which my uncle gave me ( the father of ...
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... thing it is , Mr. Darwin seems to spend hours in cracking a horse - whip in his room , for I often hear the crack when I pass under his windows . " I had many friends amongst the schoolboys , whom I loved dearly , and I think that my ...
... thing it is , Mr. Darwin seems to spend hours in cracking a horse - whip in his room , for I often hear the crack when I pass under his windows . " I had many friends amongst the schoolboys , whom I loved dearly , and I think that my ...
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... thing in me a little superior to the common run of youths , otherwise the above - mentioned men , so much older than me and higher in academical position , would never have allowed . * The well - known Soame Jenyns was cousin to Mr ...
... thing in me a little superior to the common run of youths , otherwise the above - mentioned men , so much older than me and higher in academical position , would never have allowed . * The well - known Soame Jenyns was cousin to Mr ...
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