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Thursday, 13 December 2007

Fatherhood

The Expressions of Emotions shows how closely Charles Darwin watched his children; it was characteristic of him that (as I have heard him tell), although he was so anxious to observe accurately the expression of a crying child, his sympathy with the grief spoiled his observation

Francis Darwin
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