My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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Page 9
... produced out of unstable spontaneous varia- tions , which is certainly to trace their origin . ' The distinc- tion 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 varia- tions , which is certainly to trace their origin . ' The distinc- tion of species ' and ' individual ' is equally important . A horse , or a number of horses , as such , do not constitute a ...
Page 10
... produced certain results in man , had not much force if , as he believed , I admitted that the plumes of the birds of paradise had thus been 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 thus been 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 everyone 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 everyone else's judgment ! So I feel pretty sure that Mr. George's book will only make my mind worse confounded ...
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... while his body was undoubt- edly developed by the continuous modification of some ances- tral animal form , some different agency , analogous to that which first produced organic life , and then originated con- 16 MY LIFE.
... while his body was undoubt- edly developed by the continuous modification of some ances- tral animal form , some different agency , analogous to that which first produced organic life , and then originated con- 16 MY LIFE.
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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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