 Thus the pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work, alternately, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits; and it will certainly be found, that the one order never attempts to fight, nor the other to work, let the emergency...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 370edited by - 1782Full view - About this book
 | William Smellie - Animal behavior - 1873 - 470 pages
...pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work, alternately, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits ; and it will certainly be found, that the one order never attempts to tight, nor the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great. It is exceedingly difficult to explore... | |
 | John Small - Curiosities and wonders - 1876 - 646 pages
...come out to fight or work alternately, Mr. Smeathman observes, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites or time permits ; and it will certainly be found that the one order never attempts to fight nor the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great. The obstinacy of the soldiers is remarkable.... | |
 | John (uncle, pseud.) - Curiosities and wonders - 1880 - 388 pages
...pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or work alternately may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits ; and it will certainly be...found that the one order never attempts to fight, nor the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great. The obstinacy of the soldiers is remarkable... | |
 | English literature - 1782 - 774 pages
..." the pleafure of feeing them come out to fight or to work alternately may be obtained, as often at curiofity excites, or time permits : and it will certainly...work, let the emergency be ever fo great."— The obItin.iry of the foldiers is remarkable— " They fight to the very lad, deputing every inch of ground... | |
 | Young people - 654 pages
...pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work alternately may be obtained as often as curiosity excites or time permits ; and it will certainly be found, that the one oicdOT txeNet \ attempts to fight, nor the other to work, let the emergen ever so great. The obstinacy... | |
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