Enlightened England: An Anthology of Eighteenth Century LiteratureW.W. Norton, 1947 - 1248 pages |
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Page 339
... Yahoos were known to hate one another more than they did any different species of animals ; and the reason usually as- signed was the odiousness of their own shapes , which all could see in the rest , but not in themselves . He had ...
... Yahoos were known to hate one another more than they did any different species of animals ; and the reason usually as- signed was the odiousness of their own shapes , which all could see in the rest , but not in themselves . He had ...
Page 340
... Yahoos . He said it was common when two Yahoos discovered such a stone in a field , and were contending which of them should be the proprietor , a third would take the advantage and carry it away from them both ; which my master would ...
... Yahoos . He said it was common when two Yahoos discovered such a stone in a field , and were contending which of them should be the proprietor , a third would take the advantage and carry it away from them both ; which my master would ...
Page 341
... Yahoos sought for with much eagerness , and would suck it with great delight ; it produced in them the same effects that wine hath upon us . It would make them sometimes hug and sometimes tear one another ; they would howl , and grin ...
... Yahoos sought for with much eagerness , and would suck it with great delight ; it produced in them the same effects that wine hath upon us . It would make them sometimes hug and sometimes tear one another ; they would howl , and grin ...
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Daniel Defoe | 11 |
Isaac Watts | 57 |
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