 ... 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...  Notes and Queries - Página 3391894Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1878 - 592 páginas
...pigeon more hardy and more 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 has been practiced among men." The precepts laid down by the great Lawgiver, " Thou shalt love thy... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1880 - 392 páginas
...pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ; — if you should...a heap of superfluities for one (and this one too, often times, the feeblest and worst of the whole set — a child, a woman, a madman, or a fool) ; getting... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 824 páginas
...practised and established amonirmen. AmoiiLr men, you H'-«> the ninVty-and-nme foiling ami pcrapmp together a heap of superfluities for one, and this"...too. oftentimes, the feeblest and worst of the whole set— a child, a woman, a madman, or afool— eettinjr nothing forthemsel«-« all the while but ii... | |
 | David Thomas - 1881 - 72 páginas
...more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched, a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces — if you should...too, oftentimes, the feeblest and worst of the whole set, a child, a woman, a madman, or a fool) getting nothing for themselves all the while, but a little... | |
 | David Thomas - 1881 - 446 páginas
...pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces — if you should...toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities One thing is certain, that the time will come when the government of the- country must set a limit... | |
 | William Minto - 1881 - 596 páginas
...pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ; if you should...and established among men. Among men, you see the ninety-and-nine, toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities for one (and this one, too,... | |
 | William Minto - 1881 - 634 páginas
...pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ; if you should...day practised and established among men. Among men, yon see the ninety-and-nine, toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities for one (and this... | |
 | David Thomas - 1883 - 470 páginas
...pigeon more hardy or hungry 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...more than what is every day practised and established amongst men. Among men you see the ninety and nine toiling and scraping together a heap of superfluities... | |
 | Jen Carp (pseud.) - 1885 - 158 páginas
...pigeon more hardy and hungry than the rest touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it and tearing it to pieces — if you should...heap of superfluities for one (and this one, too, often times the feeblest and worst of the set — a child, a woman, a madman, or a fool), getting nothing... | |
 | 1886 - 294 páginas
...pigeon more hardy or hungry than the rest, touched a grain of the hoard, all the others instantly flying upon it, and tearing it to pieces ; if you should...what is every day practised and established among * Paley's Moral Philosophy, book in., chap, i., p. 119, vol. i., i6th edition, 1806. men. Among men,... | |
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