… Savage into Man’ (Darwin 18). In those lines, the distance between savagery and mankind is a distance in time, not in space. The people that Darwin considered as savages are not the indigenous populations of distant lands, but the … le combat des idées (Paris : L’Harmattan, 2012), p. 33-45. Priestman, Martin, The Poetry of Erasmus Darwin: Enlightened Spaces, Romantic Times (Farnham: Ashgate, 2013). Smith, Christopher and Arnott, Robert (eds), The Genius of Erasmus … le combat des idées (Paris : L’Harmattan, 2012), p. 33-45. Priestman, Martin, The Poetry of Erasmus Darwin: Enlightened Spaces, Romantic Times (Farnham: Ashgate, 2013). Smith, Christopher and Arnott, Robert (eds), The Genius of Erasmus …