Altertum des Geschlechts
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Kann man das Vorzugsrecht blos von vielen Ahnen hoffen,
und reicht das Altertum die meiste würde dar,
so steht das grösste Glück den dummsten Tieren offen,
weil dieser ihr Geschlecht schon vor dem Menschen war.
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- ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "Antiquity of the race", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Antiquity of the race
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
One can hope for preferential right only from having many ancestors,
and the oldest would get most preference:
so the greatest benefit is to be gained by the stupidest animals,
because their race existed before that of men.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 38