| Erasmus Darwin - Evolution - 1801 - 602 pages
...imagine, that all warm-blooded animals have arii'en from one liv; ing filament, which THE. ; flu BAT FIBST CAUSE endued with animality, with the power of acquiring new parts, attended with nqw propenfities, directed by irritations, fenfations, volitions, and aflbciations ; and thus pofTefling... | |
| 412 pages
...began to exist, perhaps millions of ages before the commencement of the history of mankind — would it be too bold to imagine that all warm-blooded animals...filament, which the great first cause endued with animalily, (mark this, gah'aniziny Mr Weeks and Mr Vestige,) with the power of acquiring new parts,... | |
| Samuel Butler - Evolution - 1879 - 436 pages
...began to exist, perhaps millions of ages before the commencement of the history of mankind —would it be too bold to imagine that all warm-blooded animals...First Cause endued with animality, with the power of attaining new parts, attended with new propensities, directed by irritations, sensations, volitions,... | |
| William Andrews - Derbyshire (England) - 1880 - 342 pages
...began to exist, perhaps millions of ages before the commencement of the history of mankind — would it be too bold to imagine that all warm-blooded animals...from one living filament, which the Great First Cause endowed with animality, with the power of acquiring new parts, attended with new propensities, directed... | |
| Benjamin G. Ferris - Evolution - 1883 - 474 pages
...tendency given to such germ when created. In regard to warm blooded animals, he suggested that they have arisen from one living filament, which " THE...parts, attended with new propensities, directed by imitations, sensations, volitions, and associations; and thus possessing the faculty of continuing... | |
| Robert Reid Howison - Creation - 1883 - 598 pages
...to exist — perhaps millions of ages before the commencement of the history of mankind — would it be too bold to imagine that all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living filament, wliich the Great First Cause endued with animality, with the power of acquiring new parts, attended... | |
| Joseph Young Bergen, Fanny Dickerson Bergen - Evolution - 1884 - 266 pages
...to exist, perhaps millions of ages before the commencement of the history of mankind, — would it be too bold to imagine that all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living filament,1 which the great First Cause endued with animality, with the power of acquiring new parts... | |
| George Thomas Bettany - Evolution - 1887 - 224 pages
...Would it be too bold to imagine that in the great length of time since the earth began to exist ... all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living...which the Great First Cause endued with animality ; . . . possessing the faculty of continuing to improve by its own inherent activity, and of delivering... | |
| Joseph Young Bergen, Fanny Dickerson Bergen - Evolution - 1890 - 288 pages
...to exist, perhaps millions of ages before the commencement of the history of mankind, — would it be too bold to imagine that all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living filament,1 which the great First Cause endued with animality, with the power of acquiring new parts... | |
| Stewart Dingwall Fordyce Salmond - Books - 1894 - 472 pages
...species, and he even went back to the " origin ; " and to use his own words, " was bold to imagine thwt all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living...thus possessing the faculty of continuing to improve liy its own inherent activity, and of delivering down these improvements by generation to its posterity,... | |
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