GHL to Charles Robert Darwin, London, 12 November 1868
Title
GHL to Charles Robert Darwin, London, 12 November 1868
Title
GHL to Charles Robert Darwin, London, 12 November 1868
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Charles Robert Darwin
Date(s)
- 1868-11-12
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL to Charles Robert Darwin, London, 12 November 1868
MS: Cambridge University Library.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
2 November 1868.
My dear Mr. Darwin
It was a serious disappointment to me to find on my return home last night that you should have chosen the Sunday we were away for giving me that opportunity I have long desired but could not hope for of seeing you in the flesh. Are you still in town -- or likely to be -- and may I call on you some day? I promise to be very moderate in my indulgence, knowing that your health does not permit of social excitement. But to see you for half an hour will suffice for Memory, and as the best part of our existence is subjective
"One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name." 823
I presume you have seen Weismann's Inaugural Address? If not I will post it to you. Haeckel has just sent me his new work. 824
Faithfully yours
G. H. Lewes.
MS: Cambridge University Library.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
2 November 1868.
My dear Mr. Darwin
It was a serious disappointment to me to find on my return home last night that you should have chosen the Sunday we were away for giving me that opportunity I have long desired but could not hope for of seeing you in the flesh. Are you still in town -- or likely to be -- and may I call on you some day? I promise to be very moderate in my indulgence, knowing that your health does not permit of social excitement. But to see you for half an hour will suffice for Memory, and as the best part of our existence is subjective
"One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name." 823
I presume you have seen Weismann's Inaugural Address? If not I will post it to you. Haeckel has just sent me his new work. 824
Faithfully yours
G. H. Lewes.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Charles Robert Darwin, London, 12 November 1868, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/94483