My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2. köideDodd, Mead, 1905 |
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Page 9
... produced out of unstable spontaneous variations , which is certainly to trace their ' origin . ' The distinction of ' species ' and ' individual ' is equally important . A horse , or a number of horses , as such , do not constitute a ...
... produced out of unstable spontaneous variations , which is certainly to trace their ' origin . ' The distinction of ' species ' and ' individual ' is equally important . A horse , or a number of horses , as such , do not constitute a ...
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... produced certain results in man , had not much force if , as he believed , I admitted that the plumes of the birds of paradise had been thus gained . At that time , though I had begun to doubt , I had not definitely rejected the whole ...
... produced certain results in man , had not much force if , as he believed , I admitted that the plumes of the birds of paradise had been thus gained . At that time , though I had begun to doubt , I had not definitely rejected the whole ...
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... produced a disastrous effect on my mind , viz . , utterly to distrust my own judgment on the subject , and to doubt much every one else's judgment ! So I feel pretty sure that Mr. George's book will only make my mind worse confounded ...
... produced a disastrous effect on my mind , viz . , utterly to distrust my own judgment on the subject , and to doubt much every one else's judgment ! So I feel pretty sure that Mr. George's book will only make my mind worse confounded ...
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... produced the pouter - pigeon , the bull - dog , and the dray - horse , none of which could have been produced by natural selection alone , therefore the agency of natural selection is weakened or disproved . Neither , I urge , is it ...
... produced the pouter - pigeon , the bull - dog , and the dray - horse , none of which could have been produced by natural selection alone , therefore the agency of natural selection is weakened or disproved . Neither , I urge , is it ...
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... produced similar , but not identical results . In his reply he admitted the accuracy of my description of the flight of insects , but made the following remark in furtherance of his former objection as regards the duke's account of the ...
... produced similar , but not identical results . In his reply he admitted the accuracy of my description of the flight of insects , but made the following remark in furtherance of his former objection as regards the duke's account of the ...
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