...scene taken from a slowly ' changing drama" he goes on ; "I look at the natural geolo' gical record as a history of the world imperfectly kept, and ' written...history we possess the ' last volume alone, relating to only two or three countries^. Of ' this volume only here and there a short chapter has been pre'...

...views and speculations this volume of Essays attaches considerable weight and importance. record as a history of the world imperfectly kept, and written...the last volume alone, relating only to two or three centuries. Of this volume only here and there a chapter has been preserved, and of each page only here...

...our greatest living naturalists has well said — " For my part, I look at the geological record as a history of the world imperfectly kept and written...and of each page, only here and there a few lines." These words show us what work Geology has still to do ; to recover another chapter or page, or even...

...stage — negative evidence is worthless ; and, lastly, we should look on the geological record as a history of the world imperfectly kept, and written...dialect. Of this history we possess the last volume only, relating only to two or three countries. Of this volume only here and there a short chapter has...

...stage — negative evidence is worthless ; and, lastly, we should look on the geological record as a history of the world imperfectly kept, and written...dialect. Of this history we possess the last volume only, relating only to two or three countries. Of this volume only here and there a short chapter has...

...is the real cause of the existence of this apparently grave objection ; he regards this record " as a history of the world imperfectly kept, and written in a changing dialect ; and of this history we possess the' last volume only, relating to two or three countries. Of this...

...of our greatest living naturalists has well said—" For my part, I look at the geological record as a history of the world imperfectly kept and written...and of each page, only here and there a few lines." These words show us what work Geology has still to do ; to recover another chapter or page, or even...

...our greatest living naturalists has well said — " For my part, I look at the geological record as a history of the world imperfectly kept and written...the last volume alone, relating only to two or three countiies. Of this volume, only here and there a short chapter has been preserved ; and of each page,...

...death," But Mr. Darwin is not dismayed. He tells us with calm composure that the Geological Record is a " History of the World imperfectly kept and written, in a changing dialect ; that of this history we possess the last volume alone, relating only to two or three countries ;...

...Darwin says * : — c For my part, following out Lyell's metaphor, I look at the geological record as a history of the world imperfectly kept, and written...and of each page only here and there a few lines/ Such as it is, however, the record seems to show very plainly that there has been nothing approaching...