 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do il kind offices ; for as soon as (he good old lady comes in sight, who has waited on it...Thus, not only "the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib,1' but the most abject and torpid of beings distinguishes the band that feeds... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1822 - 380 pages
...way. I was much taken with its sagacity in discerning those that do it kind offices : for, as soon as the good old lady comes in sight who has waited...thirty years, it hobbles towards its benefactress with aukward alacrity : but remains inattentive to strangers. Thus not only " the ox knoweth his owner,... | |
 | 1823 - 858 pages
...its sagacity in discerning1 those that do it kind offices : for, as soon as the good old lady conies in sight who has waited on it for more than thirty years, it bobbles towards its benefactress with awkward alacrity ; but remains inattentive to strangers. Thus... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 pages
...way. -I was much taken with its sagacity in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon as the good old lady comes in sight who has waited...Thus not only " the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib,"* but the most abject reptile and torpid of beings distin..'...* Isaiah, i.... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 782 pages
...was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon аз the old lady comes in sight, who has waited on it for...Thus not only ' the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib,' but the most abject and torpid of beings distinguishes the hand that feeds... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 722 pages
...was much taken with its sagacity, in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon as the old lady comes in sight, who has waited on it for...Thus not only ' the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib,' but the most abject and torpid of beings distinguishes the hand that feeds... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...its way. I was much taken with its sagacity in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon as the good old lady comes in sight who has waited...Thus not only " the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib,"* but the most abject reptile and torpid of beings distinguishes the * Isaiah... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1832 - 430 pages
...I was much taken with its sagacity in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon as the old lady comes in sight who has waited on it for more...awkward alacrity, but remains inattentive to strangers." NH Selb. 182 So the Peterborough tortoise: "The gardener, who generally fed it, told me that it knew... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1832 - 440 pages
...sagacity in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for as soon as the old lady comes in eight, who has waited on it for more than thirty years, it hobbles towards its henefactress with awkward alacrity, but remains inattentive to rtrangers." N. II. Selb. 182. ... S0... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1832 - 456 pages
...sagacity ill «Kerning those that do it kind offices : for as soon as the old lady conns in light, who has waited on it for more than thirty years, it hobbles towrd» in benefactress with awkward alacrity, but remains inattentive to «rtncers." NH Selb. 182.... | |
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... way. I was much taken with its sagacity in discerning those that do it kind offices ; for, as soon as the good old lady comes in sight who has waited on it for more than thirty years, it hobbles towards its benefactress with awkward alacrity ; but... 
