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... that there will be a sharp struggle when a strong and determined naturalist party shall claim the instruction of the young , especially with regard to the origin of the race , the beginnings of animal life , and the xiv PREFACE .
... that there will be a sharp struggle when a strong and determined naturalist party shall claim the instruction of the young , especially with regard to the origin of the race , the beginnings of animal life , and the xiv PREFACE .
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... young as he was ( a mere child ) , he had observed for himself almost all the details of its sculpture . The statues , groups , bas - reliefs , and other ornaments were all , for him , so many separate subjects , and not a confused ...
... young as he was ( a mere child ) , he had observed for himself almost all the details of its sculpture . The statues , groups , bas - reliefs , and other ornaments were all , for him , so many separate subjects , and not a confused ...
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... the bright cabin fire . One of us was a young officer in the British Navy , just of age ; another was an anxious - looking man of thirty . Somehow the conversation turned to the subject of inevitable expenses II . ] 21 INDEPENDENCE .
... the bright cabin fire . One of us was a young officer in the British Navy , just of age ; another was an anxious - looking man of thirty . Somehow the conversation turned to the subject of inevitable expenses II . ] 21 INDEPENDENCE .
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... young sailor ) of telling the whole story of his anxieties in detail . The point of his dis- course was that he did not pretend to be poor or to claim sympathy , but he powerfully described the exact nature of his position . What had ...
... young sailor ) of telling the whole story of his anxieties in detail . The point of his dis- course was that he did not pretend to be poor or to claim sympathy , but he powerfully described the exact nature of his position . What had ...
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... young man is likely to be deadened to the sweet influences of love , and therefore able to conduct himself with steady worldliness , either remaining in celibacy or marrying for position , exactly as his interests may dictate . The case ...
... young man is likely to be deadened to the sweet influences of love , and therefore able to conduct himself with steady worldliness , either remaining in celibacy or marrying for position , exactly as his interests may dictate . The case ...
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