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Such was the decency with which at firſt the devoted victims were put to death.
But when man became perfectly civilized, thoſe exterior ſymbols of ſentiments, with which he was now but feebly if at all impreſſed, were alſo laid aſide. Formerly ſacrificed with ſome decorum to the plea of neceſſity, the animals were now with unceremonious brutality deſtroyed, to gratify the unfeeling pride or wanton cruelty of men. Broad barefaced butchery
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