 A relation we have in an author of great note, is sufficient to countenance the supposition of a rational parrot. His words are, — " I had a mind to know from prince Maurice's own mouth, the account of a common, but much credited story, that I...  History of Brazil - Page 695by Robert Southey - 1817Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1796 - 556 pages
...from prince Maurice's own " mouth the account of a common, but much credited " ftory, that I heard fo often from many others, of " an old parrot he had in Brazil during his govern" meht there, that fpoke, and afked, and anfwered " common queftions like a reafonable creature:... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 398 pages
...to know from prince Maurice's own " mouth the account of a common, but much credited " story, that I heard so often from many others, of " an old parrot he had in Brasil during his govern" ment there, that spoke, and asked, and answered *' common questions like... | |
 | William Granger - 1804 - 688 pages
...from Prince Maurice's own mouth, the account of a common, but much credited fiory, that I had heard fo often from many others, of an old parrot he had in Brazil, during his government there, that fpoke and afked, and anfwered common queftions like a retfonable creature ; fo that thofe of his train... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 562 pages
...to know from prince Maurice's own " mouth the account of a common, but much credited " story, that I heard so often from many others, of -' an old parrot he had in Brazil during his govern" ipent there, that spoke, and asked, and answered " common questions like a reasonable creature... | |
 | John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...know from prince Maurice's own " tftouth the account of a common, but much credited " story, that I heard so often from many others,, of " an old parrot he had in Brazil during hisgovein" inent there, that spoke, and asked, and answered " common questions like a reasonable creature... | |
 | Thomas May - 1812 - 560 pages
...honest and pious man,) informed him, that, when he was Governor c of Brasil, he heard of a Parrot, that spoke, and asked, and answered common ' questions like a reasonable Creature, and (though he believed nothing of it,) his ' curiosity led him to send for it ; That, when it came... | |
 | John Locke - 1813 - 518 pages
...mind to know from prince Maurice's own mouth, the account of a common, but much credited story, that I had heard so often from many others, of an old parrot he had in Brasil during his government there, that spoke, and asked and answered common questions like a reasonable... | |
 | William Temple - 1814 - 744 pages
...and I had a mind to know, from his own mouth, the account of a common, but much credited story, that I had heard so often from many others, of an old parrot he had in Brasil, during his government there, that spoke, and asked, and answered common questions like a reasonable... | |
 | John Locke - 1816 - 1048 pages
...that 1 heard so often from many others', of " an old parrot he had in Brazil during his govern" ment there, that spoke, and asked, and answered " common...those of his train there generally concluded it to bt* " witchery or possessiou ; and one of his chaplains, who " lived long afterwards in Holland, would... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...Maurice's own mouth, the account of a common, but much credited story, that I had heard so often from Tinny others, of an old parrot he had in Brazil, during his government there, tli.it spoke and askrd, and answered common questions like a reasonable creature; M (hat those of his... | |
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