| Edmund Burke - History - 1759 - 516 pages
...He is too bulky, faid the mother; when we find a man, we can only tear away his flefh and leave the bones upon the ground. Since man is fo big, faid the...wolf and of the bear ; by what power are vultures fupcnor to man? is man more defence! efs than a flieep ? We have not the flrength of man, returned... | |
| History - 1764 - 524 pages
...is too bulky, faid the mother ; when we find a man, we can only tear away his flelh, and leave the bones upon the ground. Since man is fo big, faid the...vultures fuperior to man ? Is man more defencelefs than a iheep ? We have not the ftrength of man, returned the mother, and I am fometimes in doubt whether we... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...remember the tafte of more delicious food ; I have often regaled you with the flefh of man. Tell us, laid the young vultures, where man may be found, and how...am fometimes in doubt whether we have the fubtilty i and the vultures would feldom feaft upon his flefh, had not nature, that devoted him to our ufes,... | |
| History - 1795 - 532 pages
...man, we can only tear away his flesh, and leave the bones upon the ground. Since man is so big, said the young ones, how do you kill him ? You are afraid...wolf and of the bear ; by what power are vultures superior to man ? Is a man more defenceless than a sheep f We have not the strength of man, returned... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...man we can only tear away Ms flesh, and leave his bones upon the ground. Since man is so big, said the young ones, how do you kill him ? You are afraid of the wolf and of the l?ear, by what power are vultures superior tn man ? Is man more defenceless than a sheep ? We have... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...man, we can only tear away his flesh, and leave his bones upon the ground, Since man is so big, said the young ones, how do you kill him? You are afraid...the wolf and of the bear, by what power are vultures superiour to man? is man more defenceless than a eheep ? We have not the strength of man, returned... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...we can only tear away his flesh, and leave his bones upon the ground.' ' Since man is so big,' said the young ones, how do you kill him ? You are afraid...the wolf and of the bear, by what power are vultures superior to man ? is man more defenceless than a sheep?' ' We have not the strength of man,' returned... | |
| Noah Worcester - Pacifism - 1816 - 814 pages
...we can only tear away hia flesh, and leave his bones upon the ground.' ' Since man is so big,' said the young ones, • how do you kill him ? You are...wolf and of the bear ; by what power are vultures superior to man? is man more defenceless than a sheep?' ' We have not the strength of man,' returned... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...we can only tear away his flesh, and leave his bones upon the ground.' ' Since man is so big,' said the young ones, ' how do you kill him ? You are afraid...the wolf and of the bear, by what power are vultures superior to man? is man more defenceless than a sheep ?' ' We have not the strength of man,' returned... | |
| Peace - 1821 - 524 pages
...we can only tear away his flesh, and leave his bones upon the ground.' < Since man is so big,' said the young ones, < how do you kill him " You are afraid of the wolf and of the bear ; by what power arc vultures superior to man ? is man more defenceless than a sheep?' < We have not the strength of... | |
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