 | Gilbert Rorison - 1861 - Страниц: 192
...Selection," Mr. Youatt tells us, with a like hyperbolical licence of expression, " is the magician's wand, by which he may summon into life whatever form and mould he pleases." " In Saxony," Mr. Darwin himself adds, "the importance of selection in regard to merino sheep is so... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1864 - Страниц: 472
...selection as " that which enables the agriculturist, not only to modify the character of his flock, but to change it altogether. It is the magician's...seem as if they had chalked out upon a wall a form per-. feet in itself, and then had given it existence." That most skilful breeder, Sir John Sebright,... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1864 - Страниц: 510
...selection as ' that which enables the agriculturist not only to modify the character of his flock, but to change it altogether. It is the magician's...breeders have done for sheep, says :—" It would seem that they had chalked upon a wall a form perfect in itself and then given it existence." That most... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1864 - Страниц: 506
...selection as ' that which enables the agriculturist not only to modify the character of his flock, but to change it altogether. It is the magician's...breeders have done for sheep, says : — " It would seem that they had chalked upon a wall a form perfect in itself and then given it existence." That most... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1866 - Страниц: 668
...selection as " that which enables the agriculturist, not only to modify the character of his flock, but to change it altogether. It is the magician's...perfect in itself, and then had given it existence." That most skilful breeder, Sir John Sebright, used to say, with respect to pigeons, that " he would... | |
 | 1869 - Страниц: 844
...selection as that which enables the agriculturist not only to modify the •character of his flock, but to change it altogether. " It is the magician's...summon into life whatever form and mould he pleases." Mr. Darwin shows that there is a corresponding influence at work in nature — the ¡ratio of increase... | |
 | Страниц: 518
...since, the author quotes Mr. Youatt in support of this theory of selection by man, who says, " It is tho magician's wand, by means of which he may summon into life whatever form and mould he pleases ;" »Sir John Sebriçht, exemplified in saying, that with his pigeons "he would produce any given feather... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1873 - Страниц: 492
...selection as " that which enables the agriculturist, not only to modify the character of his flock, but to change it altogether. It is the magician's...by means of which he may summon into life whatever furm and mould lie pleases." Lord Somerville, speaking of what breeders have done for sheep, says :... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1875 - Страниц: 514
...selection as ' that which enables the agriculturist not only to modify the character of his flock, but to change it altogether. It is the magician's...which he may summon into life whatever form and mould ho pleases.' " Lord Somerville, speaking of what breeders have done for sheep, says : — " It would... | |
 | Charles Elam - 1876 - Страниц: 198
...true, as Lord Somerville observes, concerning the breeders of sheep, that' it would seem as though they had chalked out upon a wall a form perfect in itself, and then had given it existence.' But these, and all the instances that can be adduced (and they are innumerable), are the most convincing... | |
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... that which enables the agriculturist not only to modify the character of his flock, but to change it altogether. It is the magician's wand, by means of which he may summon into life whatever form and mould he pleases. 
