| Edmund Burke - History - 1759 - 516 pages
...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 the entrails of...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... | |
| History - 1764 - 524 pages
...as far 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...the ftorm, that fwine may fatten upon the falling acorn;, fo men are by fome unaccountable power driven one again? another, till they lofe their motion,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...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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