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Relation of Darwin's work to Lyell, Huxley, Hooker, 

 and Gray. The younger and more observant natur- 

 alists would find in this work confirmation of their 

 own observations. 



Thomas Malthus (1795, "Principles of Popula- 

 tion"), and Charles Lyell ("Principles of Geology") ; 

 true precursors of Darwin. 



Darwin's other works, " Descent of Man," etc. 



Darwin's life and methods of study. 



Visit to Down. " He lies in Westminster Abbey by 

 the side of Isaac Newton, one of the many noble men 

 who made his own life possible. Among all who have 

 written or spoken since his death, by none has unkind 

 word been said. He was a gentle, patient, reverent 

 spirit, and by his life has not only science, but our con- 

 ception of Christianity, been advanced and ennobled." 



" I believe that I have acted rightly in steadily fol- 

 lowing and devoting my life to science. I feel no re- 

 morse from having committed any great sin, but I 

 have often and often regretted that I have not done 

 more direct good to my fellow creatures." Darwin. 



" It comes out very clearly that Darwin did not re- 

 joice over the success of his own theory of Evolution, 

 that modification is due mainly to natural selection. 

 On the contrary, he felt strongly that the really im- 

 portant point was that, the doctrine of descent should 

 be accepted." Francis Darwin. 



The storm provoked by the "Origin of Species." 

 " Extinguished theologians about the cradle of every 

 infant science, like the strangled snakes beside that 

 of the infant Hercules." 



Agassiz said : Three stages in the attitude of con- 



