 I) your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame, and so small eaters, now, as I hear say, be become so great devourers and so wild, that they eat up, and swallow down the very men themselves. They consume, destroy, and devour whole fields, houses,...  A History of England for High Schools and Academies - Page 271by Katharine Coman, Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1899 - 507 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Douglas Earl of Selkirk - Social Science - 1805 - 318 pages
...' Your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame, .' and so small eaters, now, as I hear say, be become so ' great devourers and so wild, that they eat up and swal* low down the very men themselves. They consume, e destroy, and devour whole fields, houses, and... | |
 | English literature - 1829 - 586 pages
...Utopia, — 4 Your sheep,' says he, ' that were wont to be so meek and tame, and so small eaters, -now become so great devourers and so wild, that they eat...consume, destroy, and devour whole fields, houses, and cities ; for look in what part of the realm doth grow the" finest, and therefore dearest •Wool, there... | |
 | Philip Miller - 1834 - 250 pages
...in his Utopia, " that were wont to be so meek and tame, and such small eaters, are now become such great devourers, and so wild, that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves." " One covetous and unsatiable cormorant, and very plague of his native country, compasses about and... | |
 | Cuthbert William Johnson - Agricultural chemistry - 1844 - 1210 pages
...More in his Utopia, that were wont to be so meek and tame, and such small eaters, are now become such great devourers, and so wild, that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves." — "One covetous and unsalable cormorant, and very plague of his native country, compasses about and... | |
 | Patrick Edward Dove - Political science - 1856 - 532 pages
...Utopia. " * Your sheep,' says he, < which were wont to be so meek and tame, and so small eaters, now become so great devourers, and so wild, that they...consume, destroy, and devour whole fields, houses, and cities; for, look in what part of the realm doth grow the finest, and therefore dearest wool ; there,... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1857 - 560 pages
...— " your sheep, that were wont to be so meek and tame, and so small eaters, now, as I hear say, be become so great devourers and so wild, that they eat...consume, destroy, and devour whole fields, houses, and cities : for look, in what parts of the realm doth grow the finest and therefore dearest wool, —... | |
 | Cuthbert William Johnson - Agricultural chemistry - 1869 - 1296 pages
...Utopia, "that were want to be so meek and tame, and such small eaters, are now become such рте at devourers, and so wild, that they eat up and swallow down the very men themselves."— "One covetous and uusatiable cormorant, and very plague of his native country, compasses about and... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1874 - 556 pages
...— "your sheep, that were wont to be so meek and tame, and so small eaters, now, as I hear say, be become so great devourers and so wild, that they eat...men themselves. They consume, destroy, and devour wholo fields, houses, and cities : for look, in what parts of the realm doth grow the finest and therefore... | |
 | Thomas Edward Scrutton - Commons - 1887 - 202 pages
...realm of England 1 :— " Your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame and so small eaters now have become so great devourers and so wild that they eat...consume destroy and devour whole fields, houses and cities. For look in what part of the realm doth grow the finest and therefore dearest wool, there noble... | |
 | Thomas Edward Scrutton - Commons - 1887 - 208 pages
...England1: — " Your sheep that were wont to be so meek and tame and so small eaters now have beoome so great devourers and so wild that they eat up and...consume destroy and devour whole fields, houses and cities. For look in what part of the realm doth grow the finest and therefore dearest wool, there noble... | |
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