We have not the strength of man," returned the mother, "and I am sometimes in doubt whether we have the subtilty; and the vultures would seldom feast upon his flesh, had not nature, that devoted him to our uses, infused into him a strange ferocity, which... Standard Stenography: Being Taylor's Shorthand - Page 44by Alfred Janes - 1882 - 64 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - History - 1759 - 516 pages
...nature that devoted him to our ufes, infufed into him a ttrange ferocity, which I have never obferved in any other being that feeds upon the earth. Two herds of men will often meet and make the earth with noife, and fill the air with fire. When yon hear noife, and fee fire which flafha... | |
| History - 1764 - 524 pages
...nature that devoted him to' our ufes, infufed into him a ftrange ferocity, which I have never obferved in any other being that ' feeds upon the earth. Two herds of men will often meet and (hake the earth with noife, and fill the air with fire. When you hear noife and fee fire with flafhes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...nature, that devoted him to our ufes, infufed into him a ftrange ferocity, which I have never obferved in any other being that feeds upon the earth. Two herds of men will often meet and fhake the earth with noife, and fill the air with fire. When you hear noife and fee fire, with flafhes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...nature, that devoted him to our ufes, infufed into him a ftrange ferocity, which I have never obferved in any other being that feeds upon the earth. Two herds of men will often meet and fliake the earth with noife, and fill the air with fire. When you hear noife and fee fire, with flafhes... | |
| History - 1795 - 532 pages
...: *nd the vultures would seldom feast upon his flesh, had not nature, that devoted him to our nses, infused into him a strange ferocity, which I have...meet, and shake the earth with noise, and fill the air with fire. When you hear •noise, and see fire with flashes along the ground, hasten to the place... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...sometimes in doubt whether we have the subtility ; and the vultures would seldom feast upon his flesh, had not nature, that devoted him to our uses, infused...meet and shake the earth with noise, and fill the air with fire. When you hear noise, and see fire, with flashes along the ground, hasten to the place... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...sometimes in doubt whether we have the subtilty ; and the vultures would seldom feast upon his flesh, had not nature, that devoted him to our uses, infused...in any other being that feeds upon the earth. Two herd$ of men will often meet and shake the earth with noise, and fill the earth with fire. When yea... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...the subtilty; and the vultures would seldom feast upon his flesh, had not nature, that devoted hiin to our uses, infused into him a strange ferocity,...meet and shake the earth with noise, and fill the air with fire. When you hear noise and see fire, with flashes along the ground, hasten to the place... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...sometimes in doubt whether we have the subtilty ; and the vultures would seldom feed upon his flesh, had not nature, that devoted him to our uses, infused...meet and shake the earth with noise, and fill the air with fire. When you hear noise and see fire, with flashes along the ground, hasten to the place... | |
| Noah Worcester - Pacifism - 1816 - 814 pages
...sometimes in doubt whether we have the subtilty ; and the vultures would seldom feed upon his flesh had not nature, that devoted him to our uses, infused...meet and shake the earth with noise, and fill the air with fire. When you hear noise, and see fire, with flashes along the ground, hasten to the place... | |
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