 | James Willis Westlake - American literature - 1876 - 168 pages
...shame, if forced to acknowledge that the blood of some more humble creature flows in his veins. For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that...triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs, — as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practises... | |
 | St. George Jackson Mivart - Matter - 1876 - 488 pages
...of moral action is that it is not followed independently of reason. When Mr. Darwin says,* " For my part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, &c., as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up blooily sacrifices, &c., and is... | |
 | St. George Jackson Mivart - Philosophy and religion - 1876 - 492 pages
...of moral action is that it is not followed independently of reason. "When Mr. Darwin says,* " For my part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, &c., as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, &c., and is... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - Anthologies - 1877 - 732 pages
...abstains from the tempting joint himself, but prevents another unconscientious dog from stealing it ; or that heroic little monkey, who braved his dreaded enemy in order to save the life of his keeper ; or that old baboon, who, descending from the mountains, carried away in triumph his young comrade from... | |
 | Rudolf Schmid - Evolution - 1882 - 428 pages
...certainly a right feeling to which Darwin, in his " Descent of Man," gives expression, when he says : " For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that...triumph his young comrade from a crowd of -astonished dogs, as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices... | |
 | Charles Bray - 1883 - 352 pages
...shame, if forced to acknowledge that the blood of some more humble creature flows in his veins. For my own part I would as soon be descended from that...triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs— as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, * " Descent of Man," vol. 1, pp. 206,... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1884 - 396 pages
...shame, if forced to acknowledge that the blood of some more humble creature flows in his veins. For my own part I would as soon be descended from that...triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs — as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices... | |
 | Edward Woodall - Naturalists - 1884 - 100 pages
...of the mists of prejudice that have gathered about his views of human life and destiny : — " For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that...heroic little monkey who braved his dreaded enemy to save the life of his keeper, or from that old baboon who, descending from the mountains, carried... | |
 | Charles Force Deems - Evolution - 1885 - 114 pages
...certainly a right feeling to which Darwin, in his ' Descent of Man,' gives expression when he says : ' For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that...triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs, as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practises... | |
 | Bourchier Wrey Savile - Anthropology - 1885 - 342 pages
...allow his fancy to lead him thus far astray by declaring that he "would as soon be descended from the heroic little monkey, who braved his dreaded enemy...triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs; as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices... | |
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For my own part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, who braved his dreaded enemy in order to save the life of his keeper, or from that old baboon, who descending from the mountains, carried away in triumph his young comrade from... 
