... worst, pigeon of the flock; sitting round, and looking on all the winter, whilst this one was devouring, throwing about, and wasting it ; and if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying... Public and Private Economy - Page 196by Theodore Sedgwick - 1836 - 214 pagesFull view - About this book
| Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...whilst this one was devouring, throwing about, and wasting it; and, if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the...it to pieces: if you should see this, you would see nothing more, than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men you see the ninety... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1834 - 894 pages
..." if a pigeon more hungry or hardy than. " the rest touched a grain of the hoard, " all ihe others flying upon it and tearing it to pieces; if you should see " this, you would see no more than " what is every day practised and esta" blished among men. Among men you. " see the ninety-and-nine... | |
| William Paley - Ethics - 1806 - 502 pages
...whilst this one was devouring^ throwmg about and wasting it; and, if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the...upon it, and tearing it to pieces : if you should see thisj you would see nothing more, than what is every day practised and established among men. Among... | |
| William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - Theology - 1810 - 350 pages
...whilst this one was devouring, throwing about and wasting it: and if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others flying upon it and tearing it to pieces ; if you should see this, you would see nothing more than what... | |
| William Paley - Theology - 1811 - 540 pages
...whilst this one was devouring, throwing about, and wasting it ; and, if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the...to pieces : if you should see this, you would see nothing more than what is every daypractised and established among men. Among men you see the ninety... | |
| William Paley - Ethics - 1811 - 412 pages
...whilst this one was devouring, throwing about, and wasting it ; and if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the...to pieces ; if you should see this, you would see nothing more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninety-and-nine,... | |
| Thomas Brown - Philosophy - 1822 - 594 pages
...whilst this one was devouring, throwing about and wasting it ; and if a pigeon, more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the...it to pieces; if you should see this, you would see nothing more than what is everj day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninety-and-nine... | |
| Thomas Reid - Ireland - 1823 - 456 pages
...whilst this one was devouring, throwing about, and wasting it ; and if a pigeon, more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the...it to pieces: if you should see this, you would see nothing more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninety... | |
| William Paley - 1823 - 476 pages
...throwing about, and wasting it; and if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain o! the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it,...pieces ;— if you should see this, you would see nothing more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninetyand-nine... | |
| William Paley - 1824 - 472 pages
...whilst this one was devouring, throwing about, and wasting it ; and if a pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the...tearing it to pieces , — if you should see this. you .w ould see nothing more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men. you... | |
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