CHARLES ROBERT DARWIN. 395 



a boy who seemed in youth to have no special 

 fondness for books, but an especial delight in col- 

 lecting beetles ; who appeared unfitted either for 

 medicine or the church, should come to such a 

 renowned manhood, is remarkable. His perse- 

 verance, his industry, his thought, his gentleness, 

 his sunny nature in the midst of suffering, are 

 delightful to contemplate. His books will be an 

 enduring monument. He combined a great intel- 

 lect and a great heart, which makes the most at- 

 tractive nature, in either man or woman. 



