The Life and Letters of George John Romanes ...Longmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 391 pages |
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... writer , Bishop Butler alone excepted . His summers were spent in Ross - shire , and there is no doubt these months ... writing sermons . Some of Mr. Romanes ' are still extant , and are curious bits of boyish composition - crude ...
... writer , Bishop Butler alone excepted . His summers were spent in Ross - shire , and there is no doubt these months ... writing sermons . Some of Mr. Romanes ' are still extant , and are curious bits of boyish composition - crude ...
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... writing an essay on ' Christian Prayer and General Laws , ' the subject assigned for the Burney Prize Essay of 1873 . Much of this essay was dictated to one or other of his sisters , and it is a curious fact that his first book and his ...
... writing an essay on ' Christian Prayer and General Laws , ' the subject assigned for the Burney Prize Essay of 1873 . Much of this essay was dictated to one or other of his sisters , and it is a curious fact that his first book and his ...
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... writes , You certainly have achieved a great success , handicapped as you were in so many ways . ' This , of course , relates to the award ; but , as I said before , what surprised me most is that I should not only be first , but such a ...
... writes , You certainly have achieved a great success , handicapped as you were in so many ways . ' This , of course , relates to the award ; but , as I said before , what surprised me most is that I should not only be first , but such a ...
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... writer . Probably Mr. Darwin had little idea of the effect his letter produced on its recipient , who was then recovering from his long illness . That Darwin should actually write to him seemed too good to believe . It was a great ...
... writer . Probably Mr. Darwin had little idea of the effect his letter produced on its recipient , who was then recovering from his long illness . That Darwin should actually write to him seemed too good to believe . It was a great ...
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... write soon , as the Sarsia will not last much longer , and they are the best adapted for my purposes . I remain , very sincerely yours , GEO . J. ROMANES . P.S. - I should have said that neither gold nor. 1876 29 MEDUSE.
... write soon , as the Sarsia will not last much longer , and they are the best adapted for my purposes . I remain , very sincerely yours , GEO . J. ROMANES . P.S. - I should have said that neither gold nor. 1876 29 MEDUSE.
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