 ... magnanimous, and his disposition grateful. He has been often seen to despise contemptible enemies, and pardon their insults, when it was in his power to punish them. He has been seen to spare the lives of such as were thrown to be devoured by him,...  The Lower World: A Poem, in Four Books, with Notes - Page 117by Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1810 - 148 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Fitzgerald - 1787 - 768 pages
...their infuUs when he might punilh them. He has been feen to fpare the THE CAT KIND. 67 lives of fuch as were thrown to be devoured by him, to live peaceably with them, to afford them a pare of his fubfiftencr, and fometinnes to want food himfelf, rather than d-prive them of that life... | |
 | Francis Fitzgerald - 1797 - 556 pages
...infults when he might punifh them. He has been feen to fpare the lives of fuch as were thrown to him to be devoured by him, to live peaceably with them, to afford tuem a part of his fubf'ftence, and fometimes to want food him/elf, rather than deprive them of that... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 524 pages
...anger of this animal is noble, his courage magnanimous, and his disposition grateful. He has been often seen to despise contemptible enemies, and pardon their...them. He has been 'known to spare the lives of such as were thrown to be devoured by him, to live peaceably with them, to .afford them part of his subsistence,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 496 pages
...that lirs anger is noble, his courage magnanimous, and his disposition grateful. He has been often seen to despise contemptible enemies, and pardon their insults when it was in his power to punish them. He has been seen to spare the lives of such as were thrown to be devoured by him, to live... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pages
...insults when it \vas in ¡lis power to punish them. He has been seen to spare Ihe lives of such at were thrown to be devoured by him, to live peaceably with them, to afford them a pnrt of his subsistence, and sometimes to want fuod himself rather than deprive them of that life... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1828 - 612 pages
...us, that his anger is noble, his courage magnanimous, and his disposition grateful. He has been often seen to despise contemptible enemies, and pardon their insults, when it was in his power to punish them. He has been seen to spare the lives of such as were thrown to be devoured by him, to live... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 382 pages
...this animal is noble, that his courage is magnanimous, and his disposition grateful. He has been ofien seen to despise contemptible enemies, and pardon their...live peaceably with them, to afford them part of his sustenance, and sometimes even to want food himself rather than deprive them of that life which his... | |
 | Frederic Shoberl - Mammals - 1834 - 328 pages
...domestication, are nevertheless on record. He has been known to spare the lives of animals thrown in to be devoured by him ; to live peaceably with them ; to afford them part of his food ; and even to want food himself, rather than deprive them of that life which his generosity once... | |
 | 1850 - 766 pages
...their insults, when it was in his power to punish them. He has been seen to spare the lives of such as were thrown to be devoured by him, to live peaceably with them, to atlord them a part of his subsistence, and sometimes to want food himself rather than deprive them... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...us that his anger is noble, his courage magnanimous, and his disposition grateful. He has been often seen to despise contemptible enemies, and pardon their insults, when it was in his power to punish them. He has been seen to spare the lives of such as were thrown to be devoured by him, to live... | |
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