 | Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...-fighting was an inftitution partly religious, and partly political at Athens, and was continued there for the purpofe of improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their youths — But it was afterwards abufed and perverted, both there and in other parts of Greece, to... | |
 | Bibliography - 1776 - 646 pages
...wa,s partly я religious, and partly a political iiiilitutipn at Athens ; and was there continued fur the purpofe of improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their youth ; but wns aftewards abufed and perverted, both Jiere, and in other parts of Greece, to a common paftime and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...Cock-fighting was an inllitution partiy religious, and partly political at Athens, and was continued there for the purpofe of improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their youths — But it -was afterwards abufcJ, and perverted both there and in other parts of Greece, to... | |
 | Charles Moore (rector of Cuxton.) - Dueling - 1790 - 482 pages
...firft cock-fighting was partly a religious, and par.'ly a political inftitution at Athens ; and was there continued for the purpofe of improving the feeds of valour in the mind; of their youth: but that it was afterwards abufcd and perverted, both there and in other parts... | |
 | 1794 - 442 pages
...religious and. partly a political inftituiion at Atbens; and was there continued for the purpdfeof improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their...was afterwards abufed and perverted both here and in the other parts of Greece to a common paftime, without any moral, political, or religious intention,... | |
 | History - 1794 - 614 pages
...Cock-fighting was an inftitution partly religious, and partly political at Athens, and was continued there for the purpofe of improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their youths — But it was afterwards abufed and perverted, both there and in other parts of Greece, to... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 434 pages
...at firft cock-fighting was partly a religious and partly a political inrlitution at Athens ; and was there continued for the purpofe of improving the feeds...was afterwards abufed and perverted both here and in the other parts of Greece to a common paftime, without any moral, political, or religious intention,... | |
 | Hunting - 1799 - 422 pages
...birds tor battle. Cock fighting was an inftitutioivpartly political, at Athens, and was continued there for the purpofe of improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their youths. — But it was afterwards perverted and abufed, both there and in other parts of Greece, to... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...at firft cock-fighting was partly a religious and partly a political inftitution at Athens ; and was there continued for the purpofe of improving the feeds...was afterwards abufed and perverted both here and in the other parts of Greece to a common paflime, without any moral, political, or religious intention,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 778 pages
...Shrove Tuefday. From this time at leafc the di< u inltitution at Athens ; and was there continued for improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their youth ; but was afterwards perverted both there and in the other parts of Greece to a comr.'on paftime, without any political... | |
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It ihould feem, that at firft cock-fighting was partly a religious and partly a political inftitution at Athens ; and was there continued for the purpofe of improving the feeds of valour in the minds of their youth ; but was afterwards abufed and perverted... 