Off I fly, careering far
In chase of Pollys, prettier far
Than any of their namesakes are
—The Polymaths and Polyhistors,
Polyglots and all their sisters.
~ Thomas Moore
What I am immediately struck by is the ease and accessibility of Darwin's writing. He cleanly and concisely lays out his motivations, reservations, evidence, and thesis. I think I assumed a more academic style of writing common to the philosophers of Darwin's day.
I am fully convinced that species are not immutable ... I am convinced that Natural Selection has been the main but not exclusive means of modification.
~ Charles Darwin, Introduction p. 14-15
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