Till 

 CHARLES DARWIN 



[Nature, April 27th, 1882] 



VERY few, even among those who have taken the 

 keenest interest in the progress of the revolution 

 in natural knowledge set afoot by the publication 

 of " The Origin of Species," and who have watched, 

 not without astonishment, the rapid and complete 

 change which has been effected both inside and 

 outside the boundaries of the scientific world in 

 the attitude of men's minds towards the doctrines 

 which are expounded in that great work, can have 

 been prepared for the extraordinary manifestation 

 of affectionate regard for the man, and of profound 

 reverence for the philosopher, which followed the 

 announcement, on Thursday last, of the death of 

 Mr. Darwin. 



Not only in these islands, where so many have 

 felt the fascination of personal contact with an 



