The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1 |
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Page 25
... write the fol- lowing account of myself , as if I were a dead man in another world looking back at my own life . Nor have I found this * Mr. Hensleigh Wedgwood's house in Surrey . difficult , for life is nearly over with me . 3 ...
... write the fol- lowing account of myself , as if I were a dead man in another world looking back at my own life . Nor have I found this * Mr. Hensleigh Wedgwood's house in Surrey . difficult , for life is nearly over with me . 3 ...
Page 55
... write a book on the geology of the various countries visited , and this made me thrill with delight . That was a memorable hour to me , and how distinctly I can call to mind the low cliff of lava beneath which I rested , with the sun ...
... write a book on the geology of the various countries visited , and this made me thrill with delight . That was a memorable hour to me , and how distinctly I can call to mind the low cliff of lava beneath which I rested , with the sun ...
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... write even the briefest sketch of it . In June 1842 I first allowed myself the satisfaction of writing a very brief abstract of my theory in pencil in 35 pages ; and this was enlarged during the sum- mer of 1844 into one of 230 pages ...
... write even the briefest sketch of it . In June 1842 I first allowed myself the satisfaction of writing a very brief abstract of my theory in pencil in 35 pages ; and this was enlarged during the sum- mer of 1844 into one of 230 pages ...
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... write in 1856 , the book would have been four or five times as large as the ' Origin , ' and very few would have had the patience to read it . I gained much by my delay in publishing from about 1839 , when the theory was clearly ...
... write in 1856 , the book would have been four or five times as large as the ' Origin , ' and very few would have had the patience to read it . I gained much by my delay in publishing from about 1839 , when the theory was clearly ...
Page 76
... write about in full , so as to use all the ma- terials which I have collected . The ' Descent of Man ' took me three years to write , but then as usual some of this time was lost by ill health , and some was consumed by preparing new ...
... write about in full , so as to use all the ma- terials which I have collected . The ' Descent of Man ' took me three years to write , but then as usual some of this time was lost by ill health , and some was consumed by preparing new ...
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