Essays on DarwinismLongmans, Green, 1871 - 184 páginas |
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... fish ; the swan , the petrel , the ostrich and the eagle ; the cunning ape ; the faithful hound ; the elephant , sagacious and mind- ful of insults ; the lion , capable of generosity ; the horse , patient of labours and eager for ...
... fish ; the swan , the petrel , the ostrich and the eagle ; the cunning ape ; the faithful hound ; the elephant , sagacious and mind- ful of insults ; the lion , capable of generosity ; the horse , patient of labours and eager for ...
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... fish ? We do not mean to say that this has actually happened , but supposing the descendant of the fish to vary continuously in the direc- tion of the ape - like form , the result 8 DARWINISM .
... fish ? We do not mean to say that this has actually happened , but supposing the descendant of the fish to vary continuously in the direc- tion of the ape - like form , the result 8 DARWINISM .
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... his vanity . For his food , like a wolf , he slays the harmless sheep ; like a hawk , he pounces on the innocent chicken ; like a wily panther , surprises the antlered stag ; devours fish like a shark ; DARWINISM . II.
... his vanity . For his food , like a wolf , he slays the harmless sheep ; like a hawk , he pounces on the innocent chicken ; like a wily panther , surprises the antlered stag ; devours fish like a shark ; DARWINISM . II.
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Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing. the antlered stag ; devours fish like a shark ; spreads nets for his prey like a spider ; and in some instances acquires a well - developed taste for the flesh of his fellow - man . Practically with all ...
Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing. the antlered stag ; devours fish like a shark ; spreads nets for his prey like a spider ; and in some instances acquires a well - developed taste for the flesh of his fellow - man . Practically with all ...
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... fish would differ . But in the life of every human being there is a stage of development , at which the most sagacious physician could not distinguish him from the embryo of a snake , a lizard , a bird , or an ape1 . 1 An important ...
... fish would differ . But in the life of every human being there is a stage of development , at which the most sagacious physician could not distinguish him from the embryo of a snake , a lizard , a bird , or an ape1 . 1 An important ...
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