The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Taylor, New Zealand and its inhabitants, 1855. CUL-DAR195.4.72. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR195 contains materials for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions (1872) organised roughly as: DAR195.1 blushing. DAR195.2 astonishment, fear. DAR195.3 indignation, rage, screaming, etc. DAR195.4 laughter, frowning, introduction.

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Rev. R. Taylor New Zealand & its Inhabitants 1855 p. 175 ─ The new Z. women can voluntarily shed tears in abundance & they meet for that purpose & pride themselves in doing it. ─ "in the most affecting manner." ─

[Expression, p. 156: "On the other hand, it appears that the power of weeping can be increased through habit; thus the Rev. R. Taylor,10 who long resided in New Zealand, asserts that the women can voluntarily shed tears in abundance; they meet for this purpose to mourn for the dead, and they take pride in crying "in the most affecting manner."
10 'New Zealand and its Inhabitants,' 1855, p. 175."]

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)