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It is astonishing, however, that Mr. Wallace should have quoted the extract from the "Origin of Species" just given, as he has done on p. 412 of his "Darwinism," without betraying any sign that he has caught its driftlessness -- for drift, other than a desire to hedge, it assuredly has not got.
Essays on Life, Art and Science Samuel Butler 1868
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For an Iowan to make any claims of driftlessness elicits an indignant growl from this Badger.
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