 | St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 486 หน้า
...When Mr. Darwin says,* " For my part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, &c., as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, &c., and is haunted by the grossest superstitions," it only shows that he has not even the faintest... | |
 | St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 492 หน้า
..."When Mr. Darwin says,* " For my part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, &c., as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, &c., and is haunted by the grossest superstitions," it only shows that he has not even the faintest... | |
 | St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 488 หน้า
...When Mr. Darwin says,* " For my part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, &c., as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up blooily sacrifices, &c., and is haunted by the grossest superstitions," it only shows that he has not... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - 1877 - 732 หน้า
...abstains from the tempting joint himself, but prevents another unconscientious dog from stealing it ; or that heroic little monkey, who braved his dreaded enemy in order to save the life of his keeper ; or that old baboon, who, descending from the mountains, carried away in triumph his young comrade from... | |
 | Rudolf Schmid - 1882 - 428 หน้า
...Darwin, in his " Descent of Man," gives expression, when he says : " For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey who braved...torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices infanticide without remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted... | |
 | Charles Bray - 1883 - 352 หน้า
...that the blood of some more humble creature flows in his veins. For my own part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, who braved...from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, * " Descent of Man," vol. 1, pp. 206, 213. offers up bloody sacrifices, practices infanticide without... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1884 - 396 หน้า
...that the blood of some more humble creature flows in his veins. For my own part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, who braved...torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices infanticide without remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted... | |
 | Edward Woodall - 1884 - 100 หน้า
...own part, I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey who braved his dreaded enemy to save the life of his keeper, or from that old baboon...astonished dogs, as from a savage who delights to torture bis enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practises infanticide without remorse, treats his wives like... | |
 | Bourchier Wrey Savile - 1885 - 342 หน้า
...allow his fancy to lead him thus far astray by declaring that he "would as soon be descended from the heroic little monkey, who braved his dreaded enemy...torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices infanticide without remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted... | |
 | 1887 - 454 หน้า
...Darwin sets aside this law of grammar in the following sentence : " For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey who braved...baboon who, descending from the mountains, carried away his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs." Washington Irving speaks of " a little old rat... | |
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For my own part, I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey who braved his dreaded enemy in order to save the life of his keeper; or from that old baboon who, descending from the mountains, carried away in triumph his young comrade from... 
