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Page 70
Because they have little or no reason , are we to have no reason ? Or , are we to
become as very brutes as they ? However , we need not go as far as India ; for
even in England Dogs will . worry , and Cocks will fight ; ( though not so often , if ...
Because they have little or no reason , are we to have no reason ? Or , are we to
become as very brutes as they ? However , we need not go as far as India ; for
even in England Dogs will . worry , and Cocks will fight ; ( though not so often , if ...
Page 103
And as Dominion , fo REASON is a GIFT unto Man , yet not inseparable from the
human form ( as is evident in the case of Idiots . ) And whenever we abuse that *
Gen . i . 26 . H4 Reason , Works . Jelv . g . Reason , and act beneath the ...
And as Dominion , fo REASON is a GIFT unto Man , yet not inseparable from the
human form ( as is evident in the case of Idiots . ) And whenever we abuse that *
Gen . i . 26 . H4 Reason , Works . Jelv . g . Reason , and act beneath the ...
Page 108
though it is true in general , that the Brutes have neither the Shape nor the
Reason of Men , yet it is likewise true , that some Brutes approach so near to the
human shape , and some Men seem to be so defe & tive as to reason , that upon
...
though it is true in general , that the Brutes have neither the Shape nor the
Reason of Men , yet it is likewise true , that some Brutes approach so near to the
human shape , and some Men seem to be so defe & tive as to reason , that upon
...
Page 136
As to Brutes of ferocity , it is certain , that if , beside their Strength , Swiftness , and
Sharpness of Tooth or Talon , they were endued with the powers of Reason and
Speech ; Men , who are animals naturally defenceless , and comparatively slow ...
As to Brutes of ferocity , it is certain , that if , beside their Strength , Swiftness , and
Sharpness of Tooth or Talon , they were endued with the powers of Reason and
Speech ; Men , who are animals naturally defenceless , and comparatively slow ...
Page 239
I will grant , if you please , that his passion of fear may be foolish ; but so is your
passion of anger : and your folly is greater than his , if what you sometimes say is
true , - that a Man has more Reason than a Horse . You have reason , and use it ...
I will grant , if you please , that his passion of fear may be foolish ; but so is your
passion of anger : and your folly is greater than his , if what you sometimes say is
true , - that a Man has more Reason than a Horse . You have reason , and use it ...
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| Title | A Dissertation on the Duty of Mercy and Sin of Cruely to Brute Animals |
| Author | Humphrey Primatt |
| Publisher | T. Cadell, 1776 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 26 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 326 pages |
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