George independently arrived at the same conclusion, and liked all the latter part extremely.

He thought the first part not only egotistical, but rather clap-trap.
How well Tyndall puts the "as if" manner of philosophising, and shows that it is justifiable.

Some of those confounded Frenchmen have lately been pitching into me for using this form of proof or argument.
I have just read Rolleston's address in "Nature" (238/3.

Presidential Address to the Biological Section, British Association, 1870.

"Nature," September 22nd, 1870, page 423.