Birth after birth the line unchanging runs, And fathers live transmitted in their sons; Each passing year beholds the unvarying kinds, The same their manners, and the same their minds:Till, as erelong successive buds decay, And insect-shoals successive pass away, Increasing wants the pregnant parent vex With the fond wish to form a softer sex. ..

This ensured his success in the new locale. The hall and village are these days known as Radbourne. Lunar Society
The Lunar Society: these dates indicate the year in which Darwin became friends with these people who in turn became members of the Lunar Society.

Erasmus Darwin House his home in Lichfield is now a museum dedicated to Erasmus Darwin and his life's work. Darwin was also a founding member of the Lunar Society of Birmingham a discussion group of pioneering industrialists and natural philosophers. His poems included much natural history including a statement of evolution and the relatedness of all forms of life.