... sun ; 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 ; and that as the boughs of an oak are dashed together by the storm, that swine... Standard Stenography: Being Taylor's Shorthand - Page 45by Alfred Janes - 1882 - 64 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - History - 1759 - 516 pages
...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 the entrails of men....had only the 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,... | |
| History - 1764 - 524 pages
...in every direuion as the ftrongeft wing can fly between the rifing and Jetting of the fummer fun ; he had fed year after year on the entrails of 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 dafhed together by the ftorm,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...of an old vulture, who dwelt upon the Carpathian rocks ; he had made many obfervations ; he knew the places that afforded prey round his habitation, 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...of an old vulture, who dwelt upon the Carpathian rocks; he had made many obfervations j he knew the places that afforded prey round his 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... | |
| History - 1795 - 532 pages
...placet that afforded prey round his ha« bitation, as far in every di~ reition as the strongest wing caa fly between the rising and setting of the summer sun...had only the appearance of animal life, being really vegetables with a power of motion ; and that ai, the boughs of an oak are dashed together b'y the storm,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...of an old vulture, who dwelt jupon the Carpathian rocks ; he had made many observations; he knew the places that afforded prey round his habitation, 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. His opinion was,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...of an old vulture, who dwelt upon the Carpathian rocks ; he had made many observations ; he knew the places that afforded prey round his habitation, as...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
...:,.sjta»W!Tnb!rnr -vko ^-velt upon the • i-?? ^ r '^ ifd 3i#?y6**ervatk)iK ; he knew fee pb ?ea -UKI.'*r jfd«d prey round his habitation, as 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.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...of an old vulture, who dwelt upon the Carpathian rocks ; he had made many observations ; he knew the places that afforded prey round his habitation, as...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,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...of an old vulture, who dwelt upon the Carpathian rocks ; he had made many observations; he knew the places that afforded prey round his habitation, as...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,... | |
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