Sketches of the History of Man: In Two Volumes, Volume 1W. Creech, 1774 |
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... never banished from his mind , that he would little deferve to be of the human fpecies , were he indifferent about his fellow- creatures : Homo fum : humani nihil a me alienum puto . VOL . I. b Moft Most of the subjects handled in the ...
... never banished from his mind , that he would little deferve to be of the human fpecies , were he indifferent about his fellow- creatures : Homo fum : humani nihil a me alienum puto . VOL . I. b Moft Most of the subjects handled in the ...
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... never had seen a rabbit ; it throws itself upon the body , and bites it with fury . A hound has the fame instinct with refpect to a hare , and most dogs have it . Unless directed by nature , innocent ani- mals would not know their enemy ...
... never had seen a rabbit ; it throws itself upon the body , and bites it with fury . A hound has the fame instinct with refpect to a hare , and most dogs have it . Unless directed by nature , innocent ani- mals would not know their enemy ...
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... never pro- duce a mixed breed . But has he proved this to be a law of na- ture ? On the contrary , he more than once mentions feveral ex- ceptions . He admits the fheep and the goat to be of different fpecies ; and yet we have his ...
... never pro- duce a mixed breed . But has he proved this to be a law of na- ture ? On the contrary , he more than once mentions feveral ex- ceptions . He admits the fheep and the goat to be of different fpecies ; and yet we have his ...
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... never yield : to climate , In the fuburbs of Cochin , a town in Malabar , there is a colony of industrious Jews of the fame complexion they have in Europe . They pretend that they were established there during the captivity of Babylon ...
... never yield : to climate , In the fuburbs of Cochin , a town in Malabar , there is a colony of industrious Jews of the fame complexion they have in Europe . They pretend that they were established there during the captivity of Babylon ...
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... never attack openly if they can avoid it . When victorious , they murder with- out mercy , burn their prifoners alive , or tear out their bowels . If they be furrounded , and cannot escape , they turn desperate , cut the throats of ...
... never attack openly if they can avoid it . When victorious , they murder with- out mercy , burn their prifoners alive , or tear out their bowels . If they be furrounded , and cannot escape , they turn desperate , cut the throats of ...
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