 | 1875 - 884 sidor
...me of a twin seeing his or her reflection in a looking-glass, and addressing it, in the belief that it was the other twin in person. I have many anecdotes...one occasion refusing to let the visitor out of the college-gates, for, though they stood side by side, he professed ignorance as to which he ought to... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1875 - 836 sidor
...holiday ; they had their lessons at separate hours, and the one girl sacrificed herself to receive two lessons, on the same day, while the other one enjoyed...ignorance as to which he ought to allow to depart.' Children are usually quick in distinguishing between their parent and his or her twin ; bnt I have... | |
 | 1875 - 1070 sidor
...anecdotes have reached me of a twin seeing his or her reflection in a looking-glass, and addressing it, hi the belief it was the other twin in person. I have...ignorance as to which he ought to allow to depart.' Children are usually quick in distinguishing between their parent and his or her twin ; but I have... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1876 - 816 sidor
...holiday ; they had their lessons at separate hours, and the one girl sacrificed herself to receive two lessons on the same day, while the other one enjoyed...ignorance as to which he ought to allow to depart.' Children are usually quick in distinguishing between their parent and his or her twin; but I have two... | |
 | Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland - 1876 - 614 sidor
...holiday ; they had their lessons at separate hours, and the one girl sacrificed herself to receive two lessons on the same day, while the other one enjoyed...ignorance as to which he ought to allow to depart." Children are usually quick in distinguishing between their parent and his or her twin ; but I have... | |
 | William Lauder Lindsay - 1879 - 586 sidor
...exceptional circumstances, among ourselves, in races the most highly civilised. Thus Galton writes : — 'No less than nine anecdotes have reached me of a...it in the belief it was the other twin in person.' Certain startling assertions have been made regarding the effect of pictorial representations of persons,... | |
 | Francis Galton - 1883 - 422 sidor
...to receive two lessons on the same day, while the other one enjoyed herself from morning to evening. Here is a brief and comprehensive account : — "Exactly...ignorance as to which he ought to allow to depart." Children are usually quick in distinguishing between their parent and his or her twin ; but I have... | |
 | 1876 - 806 sidor
...me of a twin seeing his or her reflection in a looking-glass, and addressing it, in the belief that it was the other twin in person. I have many anecdotes...one occasion refusing to let the visitor out of the college-gates, for, though they stood side by side, he professed ignorance as to which he ought to... | |
 | Francis Galton - 1911 - 298 sidor
...less than nine anecdotes have reached me of a twin seeing his or her reflection in a looking glass, and addressing it in the belief it was the other twin...ignorance as to which he ought to allow to depart." Children are usually quick in distinguishing between their parent and his or her twin ; but I have... | |
 | Jerome Davis, Harry Elmer Barnes - 1927 - 1094 sidor
...their close resemblance is scarcely diminished by age. The following is a typical schoolboy anecdote: one and the complainants were never certain which...ignorance as to which he ought to allow to depart. Children are usually quick in distinguishing between their parent and his or her twin; but I have two... | |
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No less than nine anecdotes have reached me of a twin seeing his or her reflection in a looking-glass, and addressing it, in the belief it was the other twin in person. I have many anecdotes of mistakes when the twins were nearly grown up. Thus : ' Amusing... 
