Little beast 5.

These were brute beasts; their bestiality when they had first come upon her was terrifying; now, as the alcohol burned in their half-starved stomachs and the further intoxication of gold crept into their blood, her terror was boundless.

As distinguished from dumb beasts in general, it may properly be called a deaf and dumb animal.

There Khaled seized two ferocious wild beasts, and Djaida attacked and carried off a lion and two lionesses.

Night coming upon me, I began with a heavy heart, to consider what would be my lot if there were any ravenous beasts in that country, seeing at night they always come abroad for their prey.

He can protect me from fierce beasts and the wild people.

I have been assured by a credible witness, that two wild antelopes often used to come from their woods to the place where a more savage beast, Serajuddaulah, entertained himself with concerts, and that they listened to the strains with the appearance of pleasure, till the monster, in whose soul there was no music, shot one of them to display his archery."

In the symbolic pictures of the book of Daniel Alexander is regarded as the "fourth beast, terrible and fearful and exceedingly strong.

He said we should find it very convenient if we had slaves here; for Northern women were mere beasts of burden.

IN THE MOSAICAL LAW, the pig is condemned as an unclean beast, and consequently interdicted to the Israelites, as unfit for human food.

This delighted me, because it puzzled me, and many an aching head have I got with poring into it, and contriving how it might be built, with such and such rooms, to hold all the world if there should be another flood, and sometimes settling what pretty beasts should be saved, and what should not, for I would have no ugly or deformed beast in my pretty ark.

To thy renown and never-dying fame; And that thy courage may be better known, Bear thou the head of this most monstrous beast In open sight to every courtier's view.

" The smoke of the juniper was equally repellent to serpents, and the juice of dittany "drives away venomous beasts, and doth astonish them.

Pierre Poulette was no such dangerous wild beast as Bully West.

In an old Irish glossary, it is mentioned that the Druids of Ireland used to light two solemn fires every year, through which all four-footed beasts were driven, as a preservative against contagious distempers.

He slips down upon the bare back and urges the patient beast across the brackish morass.

"A nasty beast," said the others.

Like a wounded beast I slunk away to find my sister, knowing she would try to comfort me.

"Aye, forsooth, thoughforsooth I had rather fight in a dog's cause, for a dog, see you, is a faithful beast.

These Jews are in league with the Copheral Turks, a people who dwell in the deserts, and eat no bread, neither do they drink any wine, but feed on the raw or dried flesh of beasts, clean or unclean, devouring them newly killed, while yet trembling with the warm life-blood, and uncooked; yea, even feed on the limbs torn from beasts yet alive.

" "Marie," said he, "the highest now in grace, Be the wilde beasts, that swiftest are in chase; 620 For in their speedie course and nimble flight The Lyon now doth take the most delight:

"Can't you give Dad and me a chance to rest, and give us perhaps a cup of tea" "Oh, I'm a selfish old beast!" said Billie penitently.

There came a voice from the emperor's bedroom, more like the roar of an angry beast than human speech: "Marcia!

You would know that you had to deal with an evil beast, and must either kill him or escape from him at once.

Rising on his hind-legs, and opening a mouth six palms in width, this horrible beast fell heavily on Rinaldo, who was nevertheless quick enough to give it a blow on the snout which increased its fury.