It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, astonishment, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind.Charles Darwin
Great as the physical advantages of Tierra del Fuego may be, the climate is not so favourable.Charles Darwin
The geology of St. Jago is very striking yet simple: a stream of lava formerly flowed over the bed of the sea, formed of triturated recent shells and corals, which it has baked into a hard white rock.Charles Darwin
I cannot doubt that all the Silurian trilobites have descended from some one crustacean, which must have lived long before the Silurian age, and which probably differed greatly from any known animal.Charles Darwin
Although we must be extremely cautious in concluding that any organ could not have been produced by successive, small, transitional gradations, yet undoubtedly serious cases of difficulty occur.Charles Darwin
During the two succeeding days I finished my examination of the island, but I will not here add any more details.Charles Darwin
In the gloom of the woods, the noises from the insects and birds appeared singularly loud.Charles Darwin
So uniform is the structure of coral-islands throughout the immensity of the Pacific Ocean, that the smallest lagoon-island can function as a sample-site for all the rest.Charles Darwin
Those who have long enjoyed the privilege of studying geology, never cease to be amazed that so many difficulties in the classification of organic beings are smoothed out.Charles Darwin
The inhabitants, although complaining of poverty, obtain, without much trouble, the means of subsistence.Charles Darwin