The Quickening of Caliban: A Modern Story of EvolutionCassell, Limited, 1893 - 275 pages |
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... her , and knew not how to shape her future . They dreaded , most of all , the impudent stare of the white traders and officials , and yet were not prepared to give her the protection of their own 6 THE QUICKENING OF CALIBAN :
... her , and knew not how to shape her future . They dreaded , most of all , the impudent stare of the white traders and officials , and yet were not prepared to give her the protection of their own 6 THE QUICKENING OF CALIBAN :
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... give her could supply . She was well - educated— he had done most of the work himself ; but she must go from him for a couple of years - perhaps never to return . To do him justice he felt the wrench acutely , but did not waver in his ...
... give her could supply . She was well - educated— he had done most of the work himself ; but she must go from him for a couple of years - perhaps never to return . To do him justice he felt the wrench acutely , but did not waver in his ...
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... give me your morning's greeting ? " The girl stopped , put down the weapon , and was kneeling by her father in a minute . " Dear dads , I am sorry , but I meant no harm indeed . I am just like the River Queen when they stoke her ...
... give me your morning's greeting ? " The girl stopped , put down the weapon , and was kneeling by her father in a minute . " Dear dads , I am sorry , but I meant no harm indeed . I am just like the River Queen when they stoke her ...
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... give to the collections , grumble at us for not making progress , " she continued . " It is easy enough to give the guinea a year , but there is no reward for the sacrifice we have to make . A missionary is always a missionary , and ...
... give to the collections , grumble at us for not making progress , " she continued . " It is easy enough to give the guinea a year , but there is no reward for the sacrifice we have to make . A missionary is always a missionary , and ...
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... give an account of its development ; plenty of Darwin . Then private interviews with the doctors ; they will dispute over a bone or a slope of the skull . Clergy will thunder at us , and doctors will join to fight the parsons . All this ...
... give an account of its development ; plenty of Darwin . Then private interviews with the doctors ; they will dispute over a bone or a slope of the skull . Clergy will thunder at us , and doctors will join to fight the parsons . All this ...
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