"[T]he subject ... of animals devouring one another, forms the chief, if not the only instance, in the works of the De…"

"These properties of animals, wherever they are found, must, I think, be referred to design; because there is, in all …"

"Now, according to the established order of Nature, (which we must suppose to prevail, or we cannot reason at all upon…"

"[T]he system of destruction amongst animals holds an express relation to the system of fecundity; that they are parts…"

"But then this superfecundity, though of great occasional use and importance, exceeds the ordinary capacity of nature …"

"These are the natures appropriated to the situation. Let [the wild beasts] enjoy their existence; let them have their…"

"[E]lections to the supreme power having upon some occasions produced the most destructive contentions, many states wo…"

"Government, at first, was either patriarchal or military; that of a parent over his family, or of a commander over hi…"

"Some excuse seems necessary for the pain and loss which we occasion to brutes, by restraining them of their liberty, …"

"In crossing a heath, suppose I pitched my foot against a stone and were asked how the stone came to be there, I might…"