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Might no man say, were he man ever so skilled, of half the blisses that were with the Britons!

From Brut by Mason, Eugene

By the Lord, Tom, this is no life for a Christian, be he man or boy.

From St George's Cross by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)

Meredith liked this frank, comely, modest South African maiden; even he, man of the world though he was, could scarce help but feel a little flattered at the manifest preference she showed for his society.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.

For sneers and snubbing are hard to bear, Be he man or beast I do not care, Or pinioned fowl of the earth or air, We're all of the same opinion there.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes

"For," said he, "man cannot either give himself sensations or ideas: he receives all; and pain and pleasure proceed from a foreign cause as well as his being."

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by