Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ Hard-heartedness and Cruelty is not only an Inhuman Vice, but worse then Brutal: For such Men take Delight in Blood, which Beasts spill only in Self-Defence, or in case of Necessity to satisfy Hunger. ”
Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ By this means there may be a Foundation laid of worthy Thoughts, which will ripen in due time into Glorious Actions and Habits, to qualify Men for the Honour and Service of their Country. This Foundation, I say, of a Pious and a Virtuous Compassion, will Dispose Men afterward, instead of adding Affliction to Aflliction, and of Grinding the Faces of the Weak and Innocent, to Minister Protection to those that are Oppressed. ”
Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ The Cudgelling of Shroving-Cocks is a Barbarous Custom; and so is the common License that Roguy Boys take in the Streets, of Tearing and Tormenting of Puppies and Kitlings. The very Sport is Cruelty; for 'tis no longer a Laughing Matter, when the Life of a Creature comes to be concern'd. ”
