 Though less capable than most other animals of living on the herbs and the fruits that unaided nature supplies, this wonderful faculty taught him to govern and direct nature to his own benefit, and make her produce food for him, when and where he pleased....  The Action of Natural Selection on Man - Page 21by Alfred Russel Wallace - 1871 - 54 lehteFull view - About this book
 | 1864 - 746 lehte
...clothing against the varying inclemencies of the seasons. Though unable to compete with the deer in swiftness or with the wild bull in strength, this...faculty taught him to govern and direct nature to his owu benefit, and make her produce food for him when and where he pleased. From the moment when the... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1865 - 560 lehte
...compete with the deer in swiftness, or with the wild bull in strength, this gave him weapons wherewith to capture or overcome both. Though less capable than...and direct nature to his own benefit, and make her THE INFLUENCE OF MIND. 481 produce food for him when and where he pleased. From the moment when the... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1865 - 556 lehte
...clothing against the varying inclemencies of the seasons. Though unable to compete with tho deer in swiftness, or with the wild bull in strength, this gave him weapons wherewith to capture or overcome both. Though less capable than most other animals of living on the... | |
 | Charles Bray - 1871 - 398 lehte
...clothing against the varying inclemencies of the seasons. Though unable to compete with the deer in swiftness, or with the wild bull in strength, this...other animals of living on the herbs and the fruits tLat unaided nature supplies, this wonderful faculty taught him to govern and direct nature to his... | |
 | Christian Evidence Society - 1871 - 552 lehte
...in swiftness, or with the wild bull in strength, it has given him weapons wherewith to capture and overcome both. Though less capable than most other animals, of living on the herbs and the fruits which unaided nature supplies, this wonderful faculty taught him to govern and direct nature to his... | |
 | 1871 - 446 lehte
...or with the wild bull in strength, it has given him weapons wherewith to capture and overcome boih. Though less capable than most other animals of living on the herbs and the fruits which unaided nature supplies, this wonderful faculty taught him to govern and direct nature to his... | |
 | Education, Member of the New Zealand Bar - 1873 - 328 lehte
...clothing against the varying inclemencies of the seasons. Though unable to compete with the deer in swiftness, or with the wild bull in strength, this gave him weapons wherewith to capture and overcome both. Though less capable than most animals of living on the herbs... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1875 - 202 lehte
...served to develop the faculties of his mind. His needs were goads to the exercise of his mental powers. "Though less capable than most other animals of living on the herbs and fruits that unaided nature supplies, this wonderful faculty (of reason) taught him to govern and chisel... | |
 | Sabine Baring Gould - 1875 - 210 lehte
...served to develop the faculties of his mind. His needs were goads to the exercise of his mental powers. "Though less capable than most other animals of living on the herbs and fruits that unaided nature supplies, this wonderful faculty (of reason) taught him to govern and chisel... | |
 | Edmond de Pressensé - 1883 - 582 lehte
...clothing against the varying inclemencies of the seasons. Though unable to compete with the deer in swiftness, or with the wild bull in strength, this...wonderful faculty taught him to govern and direct nature for his own benefit, and make her produce food for him, when and where he pleased. From the moment... | |
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