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in ... [partly-civilized countries.] Have rowed 

 myself in a skiff 105 miles in twenty-one hours 

 whilst undergraduate at . . . ; rowed in every 

 race during my stay at the university ; rowed 

 two years in the university crew [Oxford and 

 Cambridge races.] 



" Father [Many examples of his energy in his 

 / . . life.] Of mind considerable, compiling 

 and writing on a great variety of subjects, 

 whilst at the same time carrying on a system 

 of ... observations, and for years together. 

 Mother Energy of mind very similar to that 

 of my father ; joining nightly in ... obser- 

 vations, daily in writing or drawing ..." 



10 "Very active in business, preferring walk- 

 ing to the compulsory driving ; occupied fourteen 

 or fifteen hours a day without distress ; restless- 

 ness kept under conscious restraint ; longing for 

 adventurous travel, but hindered. Of mind 

 I doubt whether anyone in my profession has done 

 more work, if I may reckon the total work done 

 in ... &c., &c.; and I worked nearly as hard 

 while a student 



