John Curtis

Name: Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833
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Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

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“Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833”, is a work by John Curtis. It explores elements such as insects, Dale and Templeton.

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ I respect Newman and therefore regret that he has committed himself by writing a learned book with very little knowledge and with a good opinion of his work and a very moderate one of others as is evidenced when he says ‘no-one has thought on the subject’, excepting himself we may add. If he be not blinded by vanity and pursues his researches with the talent he possesses he will in a few years repent of his Sphinx vespiformis at least such is my opinion although at present it may be treason to say so. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ Newman to substitute my name, a liberty which I hope you will excuse. My notion respecting Tipula dispar was natural enough and not knowing the male I had no means of ascertaining that it was a distinct species and I am exceedingly pleased that you have proved the fact. Like most system-makers Mr. Newman has assumed a great deal, which like mortar in a stone -wall may make the most heterogenous masses unite until the true labourer comes when a single blow will knock it to pieces and show all its deformity. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ Everyone who knows me I believe will say I am sincere in in friendship and probably I may be a bitter enemy but even that is better than hypocrisy which I detest - so much I never can suffer it to pass current. Whenever you send my friends Dale and Walker I am delighted to know I have been the means of their introduction to you knowing that like myself they would give you anything you wanted but I should grieve if you devoted one hour to anyone on my account who gained your correspondence from selfish motives and this must be my apology for detaining you so long about so unpleasant a subject. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ Tell me if you please if you think it is of that genus as I should like to publish it, I send two imperfect ones which they all are excepting my Cabinet specimens, they were on the lid of a box and someone opened it arelessly and broke the whole row: it seems to be very rare the female is like the male excepting the pointed abdomen 11 Tephritis marginata 12 T. sonchi. There follow 2 Diptera and 5 dissections you were so kind as to lend me. Your oval box contains the insects you wished to examine. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ I have carefully looked through my boxes and cannot find the insect from the Ageilegia but have sent you one from a card at the top of the genus Encyrtus, which I hope may be what you want, it is Microma latipennis. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ Kings insects I would write a monograph on the Neuroptera and Trichoptera. Mr. Templeton has been so good as to send me a few insects amongst them Phosphuga subrotundata which are so like our atrata that I think as mine you must have both species in Ireland, he also enclosed some of Dorthesia cataphracta, my onisciformis is stuck through with a pin which gives it London milk colour and it is very convex, but as I presume these are accidental it is no doubt the same as yours. Do you know the sexes, the male I have found is winged. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ Templeton’s report is, even if they were large handsome insects generally, principally Coleops and Lepidops if I could afford it I should way more, but I find the richest naturalists the most stingy, I can never find any one who will even go halves with me in a collection unless it is so cheap that I can take it all myself, this is to be regretted for the consequence is that we have only the leavings of other Nations 9 times out of 10. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ Rudds conduct that he silenced him by saying ‘I wish Curtis were here to speak for himself’ and it was curious enough that I entered the room before the party broke up, I am the last Man in the World to embarass science by petty factions or to dictate to my friends but as men behave so will I speak of them. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ Templeton. The mahogany box is filled with the S.American insects. I have put a number on each ticket thinking it might save you trouble. What a beautiful thing No.9 is No.20 I fear is figured? & look out for it 21 Dorylus ns. 26 I bought a specimen, do you wish for one? is not 27 a faded one of the same. 34 is my specimen and as it was given to me by Lieut. ”

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John Curtis, Letters from John Curtis to Alexander Henry Haliday 13th February 1833

“ All this I should put a stop to at once ‘for those that fetch can carry’ and I believe him to be only a spy and it is difficult for a man publishing a periodical work to act as independently as he would wish at all times, indeed he must not make enemies for this very man once at Dale's table denied my work and eulogised Stephen's so much that Dale says he convinced his friend declined taking the BE and he felt so hurt at Mr. ”

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