Sketches of the History of Man: In Two Volumes, Volume 1W. Creech, 1774 |
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... Prefent a rabbit , even dead , to a young ferret that 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 ...
... Prefent a rabbit , even dead , to a young ferret that 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 ...
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... prefent inquiry , I propofe to examine it with attention . Provi- dence , it is true , hath prevented confufion ; for in most instances it hath with - held from animals of different fpecies a power of pro- creating together : but as our ...
... prefent inquiry , I propofe to examine it with attention . Provi- dence , it is true , hath prevented confufion ; for in most instances it hath with - held from animals of different fpecies a power of pro- creating together : but as our ...
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... prefent . In another part of the ftreights , the natives were highly delighted with the presents made them . M. Bougainville , in his voyage round the world , defcribes a people in the ftreights of Magellan , probably those last ...
... prefent . In another part of the ftreights , the natives were highly delighted with the presents made them . M. Bougainville , in his voyage round the world , defcribes a people in the ftreights of Magellan , probably those last ...
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... prefent have always fub- fifted ; which ought to be held as true , till pofitive evidence be brought of the contrary : instead of which we are put off with bare fuppofitions and poffibilities . But not to rest entirely upon prefumptive ...
... prefent have always fub- fifted ; which ought to be held as true , till pofitive evidence be brought of the contrary : instead of which we are put off with bare fuppofitions and poffibilities . But not to rest entirely upon prefumptive ...
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... prefent , tho ' numerous , bear no propor- tion to what formerly exifted . We find original tribes gradually enlarging ; by conqueft frequently , and more frequently by the union of weak tribes for mutual defence . Such events promote ...
... prefent , tho ' numerous , bear no propor- tion to what formerly exifted . We find original tribes gradually enlarging ; by conqueft frequently , and more frequently by the union of weak tribes for mutual defence . Such events promote ...
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