 His opinion was, that men had only the appearance of animal life, being really vegetables with a power of motion; and that as the boughs of an oak are dashed together by the storm, that swine may fatten upon the falling acorns, so men are by some unaccountable...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 3721764Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1759 - 516 pages
...habitation, as far in every *reftion as the llrongeft wing can fly between the rifipj; and fetting of the fummer fun ; he had fed year after year on...appearance of animal life, being really vegetables whh a power of motion ; and that ai the boughs of an oak are dafhed together' by the ftorm, that fwine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...as far in every direction as the ftrongeft wing can fly between the rifing and fetting of the lummer fun ; he had fed year after year on the entrails of...the ftorm, that fwine may fatten upon the falling acorns, fo men are by fome unaccountable power driven one againft another, till they lofe their motion,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...habitation, as far in every direction as the ftrongeft wing can fly between the rifing and fetting of the fummer fun; he had fed year after year on the entrails of men. His opinion was/that men had only the appearance of animal life, being really vegetables with a power of motion;... | |
 | English literature - 1758 - 748 pages
...»ultures would ieklom feaft upon only the appearance of animal life, being i, hid not nature, that devoted really vegetables with a power of motion ; and that as the boughs of an oak are daflied together by the ftorm, that (her being that feeds upon the fwine may fatten upon the falling... | |
 | History - 1795 - 532 pages
...every di~ reition as the strongest wing caa fly between the rising and setting of the summer sun ; he had fed year after year on the entrails of men....really vegetables with a power of motion ; and that ai, the boughs of an oak are dashed together b'y the storm, that swine may fatten upon the falling... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...every direction as the strongest wing can fly between the rising and the setting of the summer sun ; he had fed year after year on the entrails of men....power of motion ; and that as the boughs of an oak are dashed together by the storm, that swine may fatten upon the fallen acorns, so men are by some unaccountable... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...in every direction as the strongest wing can fly between the rising and setting of the summer sun ; he had fed year after year on the entrails of men. His npinion was, that men had only the appearance of animal life, being really vegetables with a power... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...far in every direction as the strongest wing can ly between the rising and setting of thesummer sun; he had fed year after year on the entrails of men. His opinion was, thatmenhad onlythe appearance of animal life, being really vegetables with a power of motion ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...every direction as the strongest wing can fly between the rising • and setting of the summer sun ; he had fed year after year on the entrails of men....power of motion ; and that as the boughs of an oak are dashed together by the storm, that swine may fatten upon the falling acorns, so men are, by some unaccountable... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...in every direction as the strongest wing can fly between the rising and setting of the summer sun ; he had fed year after year on the entrails of men....power of motion ; and that as the boughs of an oak are dashed together by the storm, that swine may fatten upon the falling acorns, so men are, by some unaccountable... | |
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