The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 - Naturalists |
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... never saw a man who thought so little about himself or his own concerns . His temper was imperturbably good , with the most winning and courteous manners ; yet , as I have seen , he could be roused by any bad action to the warmest ...
... never saw a man who thought so little about himself or his own concerns . His temper was imperturbably good , with the most winning and courteous manners ; yet , as I have seen , he could be roused by any bad action to the warmest ...
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... never have allowed * The well - known Soame Jenyns was cousin to Mr. Jenyns ' father . + Mr. Jenyns ( now Blomefield ) described the fish for the Zoology of the Beagle ; and is author of a long series of papers , chiefly Zoological . me ...
... never have allowed * The well - known Soame Jenyns was cousin to Mr. Jenyns ' father . + Mr. Jenyns ( now Blomefield ) described the fish for the Zoology of the Beagle ; and is author of a long series of papers , chiefly Zoological . me ...
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... never turned one inch out of my course to gain fame . * Read at the meeting held November 16 , 1835 , and printed in a pam- phlet of 31 pp . for distribution among the members of the Society . From my return to England ( October 2 ...
... never turned one inch out of my course to gain fame . * Read at the meeting held November 16 , 1835 , and printed in a pam- phlet of 31 pp . for distribution among the members of the Society . From my return to England ( October 2 ...
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... never with me discussed large or general questions in science . During these two years I took several short excursions as a relaxation , and one longer one to the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy , an account of which was published in the ...
... never with me discussed large or general questions in science . During these two years I took several short excursions as a relaxation , and one longer one to the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy , an account of which was published in the ...
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... never met a man with a mind so ill adapted for scientific re- search . Whilst living in London , I attended as regularly as I could the meetings of several scientific socities , and acted as secre- tary to the Geological Society . But ...
... never met a man with a mind so ill adapted for scientific re- search . Whilst living in London , I attended as regularly as I could the meetings of several scientific socities , and acted as secre- tary to the Geological Society . But ...
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