RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Lutke's Voyage. CUL-DAR53.1.B37. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. RN2
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-DAR53.1 contains notes, photographs, and drawings for Darwin's book The expression of the emotions.
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Lutké voyage in Carolina Vol II p. 132 offered to take a savage, send him wide world be grieved: "il leva les épaules et dit qu' il valait mieux rester à Farroilap quelque mal qu'on y fût."
Expression common to savage & Frenchman, unaccompanied by dignity – "no mon dieu" with a strong – "all I can say, I am very sorry &c it is" – does not accompany I will not. I am sorry I cannot
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Reason in [songlets] form probably is single comparison by senses of any two objects – they by vivid power of conception between one or two absent things – reason probably more consequence &vividness & multiplicity of things remembered & thus associated pleasure or accompanying such memory.
a melody a flute a [Epic] presence opposite ends of senses or harmonious prose.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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