...tells us that when we ' once escape from the blinding influences of traditional prejudice, we shall find in the lowly stock whence man has sprung the best evidence of the splendour of his capacities ; ami will discern, in his long progress through the Past, a reasonable ground of faith in his attainment...

...therein. Nay more, thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influences of traditional prejudice,will find in the lowly stock whence man has sprung, the...ground of faith in his attainment of a nobler Future. They will remember that in comparing civilized man with the animal world, one is as the Alpine traveller,...

...and think concern us all. The last believes that the philosophy which he unfolds will teach man to " discern in his long progress through the past, a reasonable...ground of faith in his attainment of a nobler future ;" and the first observes that " so far from having a materialistic tendency, the supposed introduction...

...previously testified, and, thus moralising, assumes the whole question at issue in these words : " Thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influences of traditional prejudice, will find in the lowly slock •whence man has sprung, the best evidence of the splendour of his capacities." He also considers...

...this or any other passage. I merely express a fear founded as I show on these, his own words — " Thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influences...long progress through the past, a reasonable ground in his attainment of a nobler future." In these words Professor Huxley clearly asserts his power of...

...champion of the apeorigin of man. He js enthusiastic and chivalrous in pleading this question. He says: " Thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influences...of faith in his attainment of a nobler future." The argument relied on is weak, lacking fact as its basis. The Professor builds too much upon if, as is...

...remarkable memoir on the Place of Man in Nature: "Thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influence of traditional prejudice, will find in the lowly stock...ground of faith in his attainment of a nobler Future." In reality the humbler our origin, the more elevated is our present position in Nature! the smaller...

...remarkable memoir on the Place of Man in Nature: "Thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influence of traditional prejudice, will find in the lowly stock...and will discern in his long progress through the Pa^ta reasonable ground of faith in his attainment of a nobler Future." In reality the humbler our...

...therein. Nay more, thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influences of traditional prejudice,will find in the lowly stock whence man has sprung, the...ground of faith in his attainment of a nobler Future. They will remember that in comparing civilized man with the animal world, one is as the Alpine traveller,...

...visible world, and in inability to appreciate the grandeur of the place man occupies therein. "Nay, more, thoughtful men, once escaped from the blinding influences...stock whence man has sprung, the best evidence of the splendor of his capacities ; and will discern, in his long progress through the past, a reasonable...