The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party of Fuegians on a wild and broken shore will never be forgotten by me, for the reflection at once rushed into my mind— such were our ancestors. Life of Charles Darwin - Page 122by George Thomas Bettany - 1887 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward Everett Hale - 1871 - 780 pages
...tolerate, then admire. Then, turning to the end of the book, a less pleasing picture is presented to us. " The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...forgotten by me ; for the reflection at once rushed to my mind, — such were our ancestors. These men were absolutely naked, and bedaubed with paint;... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1872 - 468 pages
...distasteful to many persons. But there can hardly be a doubt that we are descended from barbarians. The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...into my mind — such were our ancestors. These men wei*e absolutely naked and bedaubed with paint, their long hair was tangled, their mouths frothed with... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1874 - 840 pages
...descended from barbarians. The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party of Feugians on a vild and broken shore will never be forgotten by me, for...bedaubed with paint, their long hair was tangled, their moutlis frothed with cxcitelUL-nt, and their expression was wild, startled, and distrustful. They possessed... | |
| Sir Frederick Bateman - 1877 - 262 pages
...Fuegians are described in " The Descent of Man," as ranking amongst the lowest barbarians.* Captain * 'The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...forgotten by me, for the reflection at once rushed into my mind-'-such were our ancestors. These men were absolutely naked and bedaubed with paint, their long... | |
| Louis Compton Miall - 1883 - 72 pages
...the voyage. The account of the wretched inhabitants is at once vivid and pathetic. Darwin says :—" The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...forgotten by me, for the reflection at once rushed into my mind—such were our ancestors. These men were absolutely naked, and bedaubed with paint; their long... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1890 - 724 pages
...we are descended from barbarians. The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party of Eeugians on a wild and broken shore will never be forgotten by me, for the reflection at once rushed into my mind—such were our ancestors. These men were absolutely naked and bedaubed with paint, their long... | |
| James Vila Blake - 1891 - 308 pages
...Lubbock reports him " always suspicious, always in danger, always on the watch ; " Darwin writes '' The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...wild and broken shore will never be forgotten by me. * * * These men were absolutely naked and bedaubed with paint, their long hair was tangled, their mouths... | |
| Samuel Weil - 1893 - 304 pages
...the savage, of the type represented by the natives of Tierra del Fuego, of whom Mr. Darwin says : " The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...their expression was wild, startled and distrustful." f From such a one to the angel or seraph is an enormous distance, but analogy from the lower or material... | |
| Ernest Albert Parkyn - 1894 - 52 pages
...somewhat shocked at this idea of the animal origin of man with the following eloquent passage: — "The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...naked and bedaubed with paint, their long hair was entangled, their mouths frothed with excitement, and their expression was wild, startled, and distrustful.... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1896 - 890 pages
...highly distasteful to many. But there can hardly be a doubt that we are descended from barbarians. The astonishment which I felt on first seeing a party...their long hair was tangled, their mouths frothed with exciteiiii nf , and their expression was wild, startled, and distrustful. They possessed hardly any... | |
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