 THE first shall be of the elephant, whereof there generally passeth an opinion it hath no joints; and this absurdity is seconded with another, that being unable to lie down it sleepeth against a tree; which the hunters observing, do saw it almost asunder,...  The Family Library (Harper). - Page 791844Full view - About this book
 | 1844 - 640 pages
...another, that being unable to lie clown, it sleepeth against a tree ; which the hunters observing, do saw almost asunder; whereon the beast relying, by the...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more." It would be a waste of space at this time of day, to follow Sir Thomas through his learned and grave... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 488 pages
...errors of our old Natural History, to assert that an elephant, ' being unable to lie down, slept leaning against a tree, which the hunters observing, do saw...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more.' Thus in The DiaPatr. Achilles bids me say— he is much sorry, If any thing more than your sport and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 484 pages
...assert that an elephant, ' being unable to lie down, slept leaning against a tree, which the banters observing, do saw it almost asunder ; whereon the...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more.' Thns in 1 be DiaPatr. Achilles bids me say — he is much sorry, If any thing more than your sport... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 pages
...punishment for their ferocious excesses. Mr. Corse, however, doubts this; and he » Phil. Trans. 1799.. states that at the display of rage which he witnessed,...where they were picketed. When they are sick, they pertinaciously stand as long as they are able ; if they lie down, no hope of recovery remains*. We... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1835 - 592 pages
...the nations of the western world and those of the eastern, in which elephants were used, was that 2 C it almost asunder ; whereon the beast relying, by...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more. Which conceit is not the daughter of later times, but an old and grey-headed error, even in the days... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 646 pages
...elephant, ' being uraVfr fi lie down, sieM leaning against a tree, which the numere observing, d<» > ; A A R * iuelf and is able to rise no more.' Pair.' Achilles bids ma.say— he is much sorry, If my thhig more... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1847 - 434 pages
...another, that being unable to lie down, it sleepeth against a tree : which the hunters observing, do saw almost asunder ; whereon the beast relying, by the...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more." It would be a waste of space at this time of day, to follow Sir Thomas through his learned and grave... | |
 | sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 568 pages
...elephant's posture in sleep and the consequent mode of capturing him, is also derived from Ctesias. it almost asunder ; whereon the beast relying, by...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more. always to compare what our author has attributed to that philosopher, with the original statements... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1852 - 582 pages
...Aristotle. I have found it necessary, for reasons that will be evident in the course of these annotations, it almost asunder ; whereon the beast relying, by...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more. always to compare what our author has attributed to that philosopher, with the original statements... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1854 - 538 pages
...self-assumption greater 13 It was an old notion that the elephant, "being nnable to lie down, slept leaning against a tree, which the hunters observing, do saw...falls also down itself, and is able to rise no more." Thus in The Dialogues of Creatures Moralysed : "The olefawnte that bowylh not the kneys." Thus also... | |
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