 | 1901 - 604 pages
...before the House of Lords, ' that ' we give law to hares and deer, because they are beasts of ' chase ; but it was never accounted either cruelty or foul...to knock foxes and wolves on the head as they can f be found, because they are beasts of prey.' Although we cannot pretend to trace any connexion between... | |
 | 1810 - 598 pages
...have done to others ? It is true, we give law to hares and decrs, because they are beasts of chace ; it was never accounted either cruelty or foul play...foxes and wolves on the head, as they can be found, because these be beasts of prey: The warrener sets traps for powlcats and other vermin, for preservation... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 632 pages
...have done to others? It is true, we give law to hares and deers, because they are beasts of chace; it was never accounted either cruelty or foul play...foxes and wolves on the head, as they can be found, because these be beasts of prey : The warrener sets traps for powlcats and other vermin, for preservation... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1810 - 538 pages
...have done to others ? It is true, we give law to hares and duers, because they be beasts of chace. But it was never accounted either cruelty or foul play to knock foxes and wolves on the head, because these be beasts of prey." — Such, Sir, was the language, such were the principles of the... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 606 pages
...true, we give law to hares and doers, because they are beasts of chace; it was never accounted cither cruelty or foul play to knock foxes and wolves on the head, as they can be found, because these be beasts of prey : The warrener sets traps for powlcats and other vermin, for preservation... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 538 pages
...do.ie to other.; ? h is true, we give law to hares and deers, because they be beasts o( cliace. Bat it was never accounted either cruelty or foul play to knock foxes and wolves on the head, because these be beasts of prey." — Such, Sir, was the language, such were the principles of the... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 624 pages
...give law to hares and deers, because they are beasts of chace ; it was never accounted either cruelly or foul play to knock foxes and wolves on the head, as they can be found, because these be beasts of prey : The warrener sets traps for powlcats and other verm in, for preservation... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 634 pages
...to hares and dccrs, because they are beasts of chace; it was never accounted either cruelty or foal play to knock foxes and wolves on the head, as they can be found, because these be beasts of prey : The warrener sets traps for powlcats and other vermin, for preservation... | |
 | Walter Scott - Arthurian legend - 1810 - 454 pages
...Earl of Straffbrd : " It was true, we give laws to hares and deer, because they are beasts of chace; but it was never accounted either cruelty or foul play, to knock foxes or wolves on the head as they can be found, because they are beasts of prey.' In a word, the law and... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...Earl of Stratford : '.' It was true, we give laws to hares and deer, because they are beasts of chase; but it was never accounted either cruelty or foul play to knock foxes or wolves on the head as they can be found, because they are beasts of prey. In a word, the law and... | |
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It was true, we give law to hares and deer, because they be beasts of chase ; but it was never accounted either cruelty, or foul play, to knock foxes and wolves on the head as they can be found, because they be beasts of prey. 
