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" Man may be excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having thus risen, instead of, having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes for... "
The Praise of Folly: And Other Papers - Page 32
by Bliss Perry - 1923 - 230 pages
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Proceedings of the Literary & Philosophical Society of Liverpool, Issue 26

Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 522 pages
...summit of the organic scale, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes and fears, only with the truth, so far as our reason allows us to discover it. And we must acknowledge,...
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The Irish ecclesiastical record, Volume 9

Irish ecclesiastical record - 1868 - 596 pages
...excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having...having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. . . . We must acknowledge, as it seems to me,...
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, Volume 2

Charles Darwin - 1871 - 470 pages
...excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having...having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes for a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes or...
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Proceedings, Volumes 1-26

Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 530 pages
...summit of the organic scale, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes and fears, only with the truth, so far as our reason allows us to discover it. And we must acknowledge,...
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Proceedings, Volumes 1-26

Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1872 - 538 pages
...summit of the organic scale, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes of a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes and fears, only with the truth, so far as our reason allows us to discover it. And we must acknowledge,...
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The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

Charles Darwin - 1874 - 840 pages
...excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having...higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not hero concerned with hopes or fears, only with the truth as far as our reason permits us to discover...
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Was Man Created?

Henry Augustus Mott - 1880 - 184 pages
...excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having...of having been aboriginally placed there, may give hope for a still higher destiny in the distant future." The belief in a future life amongst the civilized...
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Charles Darwin: A Paper Contributed to the Transactions of the Shropshire ...

Edward Woodall - 1884 - 100 pages
...excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having...for a still higher destiny in the distant future." Mr. Dai win's name is associated almost exclusively in the minds of many persons with the doctrine...
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Charles Darwin

Grant Allen - 1885 - 238 pages
...excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having...for a still higher destiny in the distant future.' Surely this is the truer and manlier way of looking at the reversed and improved attitude of man. Surely...
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Anthropoid Apes

Robert Hartmann - 1885 - 402 pages
...excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale ; and the fact of his having...having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hopes for a still higher destiny in the distant future. But we are not here concerned with hopes or...
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