Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to subdue to the dominion, use, and comfort of man, the strength and faculties of many useful animals, and to provide others for his food ; and/ whereas the abuse of that dominion, by cruel and oppressive treatment... The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 11521809Full view - About this book
| Early English newspapers - 1809 - 890 pages
...such animals, is not only highly unjust and immoral, but most pernicious in its example, having aa evident tendency to harden the heart against the natural feelings of humanity." " This preamble," his Lordship observes, "may be objected to as too solemn and unusual in its language... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 668 pages
...provide others for his food ; nnd whereas the abuse of that dominion by cruel and oppressive treatment ot such animals, is not only highly unjust and immoral,...the heart against the natural feelings of humanity." This preamble may be objected to as too solemn and unusual in its language ; but it must be recollected... | |
| 1830 - 744 pages
...The preamble of that Bill had good reason to assert, " That the oppressive treatment of the inferior animals, is not only highly unjust and immoral, but...the heart against the natural feelings of humanity." Cruelty to the brute creation is frequently practised under the plea of necessity, from the urgency... | |
| David Mushet - Animal welfare - 1839 - 350 pages
...the lord and governor of all. I will now read to your Lordships the preamble as I have framed it. " Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to subdue to the...the heart against the natural feelings of humanity." This preamble may be objected to as too solemn and unusual in its language ; but it must be recollected... | |
| David Mushet - Animal welfare - 1839 - 358 pages
...the lord and governor of all. I will now read to your Lordships the preamble as I have framed it. " Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to subdue to the...the heart against the natural feelings of humanity." This preamble may be objected to as too solemn and unusual in its language ; but it must be recollected... | |
| John Foster - English essays - 1844 - 550 pages
...proceeds to animadvert on Lord Erskine's preamble to his bill, framed in the following terms,— " Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to subdue to the...the heart against the natural feelings of humanity:" "A preamble," says Mr. Windham, " containing a lofty maxim of morality or theology, too grand to be... | |
| William Charles Townsend - Judges - 1846 - 548 pages
...lower world, to acknowledge and recognise that dominion to be a moral trust." He read with emphasis the preamble : " Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to...the heart against the natural feelings of humanity, be it therefore enacted." He thus admirably refuted the sophisms of apologists for cruelty : — "... | |
| John Foster - Essays - 1856 - 542 pages
...orator proceeds to animadvert on Lord Erekine's preamble to hia bill, framed in the following terms : " Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to subdue to the...the heart against the natural feelings of humanity." " A preamble," says Mr. Windham, " containing a lofty maxim of morality or theology, too grand to be... | |
| John Foster - 1858 - 626 pages
...proposed to recognise the principle, in the following preamble : " Whereas it has pleased Almighty (.< oil to subdue to the dominion, use, and comfort, of man,...done to masters by drawing servants from their work. After exhibiting a striking view of that great and mysterious economy which has rendered death necessary... | |
| John Foster - Essays - 1858 - 624 pages
...abuse of that dominion by cruel and oppressive treatment of such animals, is not only highly nnjust and immoral, but most pernicious in its example, having...done to masters by drawing servants from their work. After exhibiting a striking view of, that great and mysterious economy which has rendered death necessary... | |
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