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Letters written by a Turkish spy, who lived five-and-forty years undiscovered at Paris Volume 8; giving an impartial account to the Divan at ... several intrigues and secrets of the - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1801 Excerpt: ...of man, to watch from day to day, and one night aster another, the haunts of our fellow-animals, that we may destroy them; it is a cruel pleasure that must be maintained at the expence of so much innocent blood, and a barbarous triumph, to insult over a poor mangled hare, or hind, aster you have harassed them up and down the country for many hours together, with an army of dogs and men. It is recorded that the Thebans were the sirst inventors of this unhappy sport, a-nation infamous for deceit, thefts, perjuries, murders, and incests, from whom it passed to the Phrygians, a people no less wicked, hut more foolish and easy, light and credulous, and for that reason they were despised by the Athenians and Lacedemonians at sirst; however, those graver nations in a little time learned the trade of hunting of them, so infectious is the company and very neighbourhood of ill men, so prevalent the examples of such as are bold to lead the way in new paths of vice. By the God whom I adore, my Dgnet, it appears to me so foolish a pastime, an exercise so unbecoming the majesty of a rational spirit, to run yawling with a parcel of hounds, perhaps a whole day together, aster some timorous animal, that I wonder men are not ashamed to practise it, especially great men and princes, who should excel others in the justice and clemency of their nature; yet these are most guilty of rapine, injuries, and spoil. My dear friend, imitate not their pernicious examples, but tread in the steps of just and holy men, whom the birds and beasts would obey at a nod, because they could not smell the least odour of evil in them. How maay prophets have been fed by ravens, hinds, cats, and other animals? Nay, the very serpents and dragons of the defart, with the amphibious monsters of Egypt, ha...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1150356472
- ISBN 13 9781150356476
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages78
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