 ... 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...  The Dublin Review - Page 226edited by - 1841Full view - About this book
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing 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 and nine, toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1834 - 894 pages
...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 toiling and " scraping together a heap of superflui" ties for one (and this one too often" times the feeblest and worst of the " whole set),... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 pages
...hoard, all the others instantly flying 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 men you see the nmety and nine, toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 pages
...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...more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninety and nine toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 412 pages
...than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ; if you should see this, you would see...more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninety-and-nine, toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 pages
...than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it 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 and nine, toiling and scraping... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 594 pages
...than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing 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 toiling and scraping... | |
 | Thomas Reid - 1823 - 456 pages
...than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing 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 and nine toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 476 pages
...than the rest, touched a grain o! the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ;— if you should see this, you would see...more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninetyand-nine toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1824 - 514 pages
...than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ; if you should see this, you would see...more than what is every day practised and established among men. Among men, you see the ninety-and-nine toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
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