Origin of Species Variorum

→ OMIT 1869 1872

I have reason to believe that one great authority, 1859 1860 1861

it is evident from the recent works of 1866

→ now gives the support of his high authority to the opposite side; and most other geologists and palæontologists are much shaken in their former belief. 1869

from further reflexion entertains grave doubts on this subject. 1859 1860

from further reflection entertains grave doubts on this subject. 1861

that he now almost gives up this view; and some other great geologists and palæontologists are much shaken in their confidence. 1866

now gives the support of his high authority to the opposite side; and most geologists and palæontologists are much shaken in their former belief. 1872

↑ 1 blocks not present in 1869 1872; present in 1859 1860 1861 1866

I feel how rash it is to differ from these great authorities, to whom, with others, we owe all our knowledge.

→ believe that the 1866 1869 1872

think the natural 1859 1860 1861

→ OMIT 1866 1869 1872

and who do not attach much weight to the facts and arguments of other kinds given in this volume, 1859 1860 1861

→ OMIT 1869 1872

in which the history is supposed to be written, being 1859 1860

in which the history is written, being 1861

being 1866

→ OMIT 1866 1869 1872

apparently abruptly changed 1859 1860 1861

→ which are entombed 1869 1872

entombed 1859 1860 1861 1866

→ formations, and which falsely appear to us to have been abruptly introduced. 1869 1872

but widely separated formations. 1859

but widely separated, formations. 1860 1861

but widely separated formations, which falsely appear to have been abruptly transformed. 1866

&c.,

have unanimously, often vehemently, maintained the immutability of species. But →OMIT Sir Charles

Lyell,

Lyell

→now gives the support of his high authority to the opposite side; and most other geologists and palæontologists are much shaken in their former belief. ↑ Those who →believe that the geological record

is in

any degree perfect, →OMIT will undoubtedly at once reject

the

theory. For my part, following out

Lyell's

Lyells

metaphor, I look at the

natural

....

geological

record

record,

as a history of the world imperfectly kept, and written in a changing dialect; of this history we possess the last volume alone, relating only to two or three countries. Of this volume, only here and there a short chapter has been preserved; and of each page, only here and there a few lines. Each word of the slowly-changing

language

language,

→OMIT more or less different in the

interrupted

....

succession

successive

....

chapters, may represent the →OMIT forms of life, →which are entombed in our

consecutive,

consecutive

→formations, and which falsely appear to us to have been abruptly introduced. On this view, the difficulties above discussed are greatly diminished, or even disappear.