 | English literature - 1784 - 722 pages
...expoltulated with me very earneftly, faying, '< Why do you not kill hi.-.i ? You tell me, if a man kille another in England, that he is hanged for it. This...killed ten, and yet you will not kill him ; though many <jf his country men defire it, and it would be very good." Omai's arguments, though fpecioos enough,... | |
 | Books - 1785 - 620 pages
...returned ; and feeing the chief unhurt, he expoftulated with me very earneftly, faying, " Why do you not kill him ? You tell me, if a man kills another in...will not kill him ; though many of his countrymen defire it, and it would be very good." Omai's arguments, though fpecious enough, having no weight with... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1796 - 712 pages
...is Kahoora ; kill him!" He afterwards expoftulated with me very earneftly, faying, " Why do you not kill him ? You tell me, if a man kills another in...you will not kill him; though many of his countrymen defire it; and it would be very good." Omai's arguments, though fpecious enough, r;aving no weight... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1796 - 380 pages
...He afterwards expoftulated with me very earneftly, faying, " Why do you not kill him ? You tell roe, if a man kills another in England, that he is hanged...you will not kill him; though many of his countrymen defire it; and it would be very good." Omai's arguments, though fpecious enough, having no weight with... | |
 | Travel - 1796 - 364 pages
...is Kahoora ; kill him!" He afterwards expoftulated with me very earneftly, faying, " Why do you not kill him? You tell me, if a man kills another in England, that he is hanged for it. This mnn has killed ten, and yet you will not kill him; though many of his countrymen defire it; and it... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Discoveries in geography - 1812 - 1030 pages
...returned ; and feeing the chief unhurt, he expoftulated with me very earneftly, faying, " Why do you not kill him ? You tell me, if a man kills another in...you will not kill him, though many of his countrymen defireit, and it would be very good." ' Qraai's arguments, though fpecious enough, having no weight... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...returned ; and seeing the chief unhurt, he expostulated with me very earnestly, saying, " Why do you not kill him ? You tell me, if a man kills another in...you will not kill him, though many of his countrymen desire it, and it would be very good." Omai's arguments, though specious enough, having no weight with... | |
 | Voyages and travels - 1815 - 476 pages
...very earnestly, saying, " Why do you not kill him ? you tell roe, if a man kills another in England he is hanged for it: this man has killed ten, and...you will not kill him, though many of his countrymen desire it, and it would be very good." Omai•* arguments, though specious enough, had no weight with... | |
 | James Cook - Oceania - 1821 - 488 pages
...returned ; and seeing the chief unhurt, he expostulated with me very earnestly, saying, " Why do you not kill him ? " You tell me, if a man kills another in...will not kill him ; though many of " his countrymen desire it, and it would be very " good." Omai'» arguments, though specious enough, having no weight... | |
 | Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 532 pages
...seeing the chief unhurt, he expostulated with me very earnestly, saying, " Why do you not kill hina ? You tell me, if a man kills another in England that...you will not kill him, though many of his countrymen desire it, and it would be very good." Omai's arguments, though specious enough, having no weight with... | |
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Why do you not kill him ? You tell me if a man kills another in England that he is hanged for it. This man has killed ten, and yet you will not kill him, though many of his countrymen desire it, and it would be very good. 
