Acorns, so Men are by some unaccountable power driven one against another, till they lose their motion, that Vultures may be fed. Others think they have observed something of contrivance and policy among these... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 69by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806Full view - About this book
| Arbitration (International law) - 1859 - 830 pages
...unaccountable power driven one against another, till they lose their motion that vultures may be fed. Others think they have observed something of contrivance...wide carnage. What it is that entitles him to such a pre-eminence, we know not ; he is seldom the biggest or the swiftest ; hut he shows, by his eagerness... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1859 - 422 pages
...something of contrivance and policy among these caterers' of ours; and those that hover more closely around them, pretend that there is in every herd one that...the rest, and seems to be more eminently delighted wifib carnage.* What it is that entitles him to such preeminence, 3 we know not. He is seldom the biggest... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers, American - 1861 - 450 pages
...of contrivance and policy among these ca'terers' of ours ; and those that hover more closely around them, pretend that there is in every herd one that...the rest, and seems to be more eminently delighted wife carnage." What it is that entitles him to such preeminence,* we know not. He is seldom the biggest... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1864 - 450 pages
...of contrivance and policy among these ca'terers ' of ours; and those that hover more closely around them, pretend that there is in every herd one that...rest, and seems to be more eminently delighted with carnage.8 What it is that entitles him to such preeminence,3 we know not. He is seldom the biggest... | |
| Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...power, driven one against another, till they lose their motion, that vultures may be fed. " Others think they have observed something of contrivance...rest, and seems to be more eminently delighted with wild carnage ; what it is that entitles him to such pre-eminence we know not, he is seldom the biggest... | |
| Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pages
...unaccountable power driven one against another, till they lose their motion, that vultures may be fed. Others think they have observed something of contrivance...among these mischievous beings; and those that hover most closely round them pretend that there is, in every herd, one that gives directions to the rest,... | |
| Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 pages
...observed something of contrivance and policy2 among these mischievous beings; and those that hover most closely round them pretend that there is, in every...with a wide carnage. What it is that entitles him to3 such pre-eminence we know not ; he is seldom the biggest or the swiftest, but he shows by his eagerness... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 pages
...of contrivance and policy among these ca'terers ' of ours; and those that hover more closely around them, pretend that there is in every herd one that...the rest, and seems to be more eminently delighted wife carnage.' What it is that entitles him 1 RSv* el, to feast in a riotous and tains in Europe, chiefly... | |
| Hugues Charles S. Cassal - 1875 - 182 pages
...unaccountable power driven one against another, till they lose their motion, that vultures may be fed. Others think they have observed something of contrivance...among these mischievous beings ; and those that hover most closely round them pretend that there is, in every herd, one that gives directions to the rest,... | |
| Henri van Laun - 1876 - 120 pages
...unaccountable power driven one against another, till they lose their motion, that vultures may be fed. Others think they have observed something of contrivance...policy ' among these mischievous beings ; and those 6 that hover most closely round them pretend that there is, in every herd, one 7 that gives directions... | |
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