 | 1806 - 310 pages
...then shoot down a human creature, of: which I coulcl make no use. A' buffalo would be better meat. Fur though your flesh might be delicate' and tender, yet...retains salt.- At any rate it would, not be fit for long sea voyages. You might make a good barbecue, it is true, being of the nature of a raccoon or an opossum... | |
 | 1826 - 240 pages
...then shoot down a human creature, of which I could make no use ? A buffalo would be better meat. For though your flesh might be delicate and tender, yet...not be fit for long voyages. You might make a good barbacue, it is true, being of the nature of a racoon or an opossum ; but people are not in the habit... | |
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...the flesh of men. Why, then, shoot down a human creature of which I could make no use ? meat ; for though your flesh might be delicate and tender, yet...retains salt. At any rate, it would not be fit for long Toyages. You might make a good barbacue, it is true, being of the nature of a racoon or an opossum... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...of men. Why, then, shoot down a human creature of which I could make no use ? b« better meat-, for though your flesh might be delicate and tender, yet...retains .salt. At any rate, it would not be fit for Ion; voyages. You might make a good barbaciie, it is true, being of the nature of a racoon or an opossum... | |
 | English essays - 1826 - 696 pages
...meat ; for though your tlesh miuht be delicate and tender, yet it wants that firmness and cwnsistency which takes and retains salt. At any rate it would...be fit for long voyages. — You might make a good I'.nplish stew or an American barbacue, it is true, being of the nature of aracoonoranoppossum; but... | |
 | 1828 - 488 pages
...then, shoot down a human creature of whom I could make no use ? A buffalo would be better meat ; for though your flesh might be delicate and tender, yet it wants that firmness and consistency which makes and retains salt. At any rate it would not be fit for long voyages. — You might make a good... | |
 | Joseph Hamilton (of Dublin.) - Dueling - 1829 - 304 pages
...should I shoot down a human creature, of which I could make no use ? A buffalo would be better meat, for though your flesh might be delicate and tender, yet...for long voyages. You might make a good barbicue, it it true, being of the nature of a racoon or an opossum ; but people are not in the habit of barbicuing... | |
 | Joseph Hamilton (of Dublin.) - Dueling - 1829 - 266 pages
...human creature, of which I could make no use ? A buffalowould be better meat, for though your flpsh might be delicate and tender, yet it wants that firmness...for long voyages. You might make a good barbicue, it it true, being of the nature of a racoon or an opossum ; but people are not in the habit of barbicuing... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...Why, then, shoot a human creature, of which I could make no use? A buffalo would be better meat, for though your flesh might be delicate and tender, yet...firmness and consistency which takes and retains salt. You might make a good barbecue, it is true, being of the nature of a racoon, or an opossum : but people... | |
 | baron De Berenger - 1835 - 324 pages
...although your flesh may be delicate and tender, it still wants that firmness and consistency which retains salt: at any rate, it would not be fit for long voyages. You might make a good French stew, or an American barbicue, it is true, being much of the nature of the racoon or an opossum... | |
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I would a rabbit or a turkey. I am no cannibal to feed on the flesh of men. Why then shoot down a human creature, of which I could make no use. A buffalo would be better meat. 
