Mere Nature Delineated, or a Body Without a Soul

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. A Man is no more fit to be a Bea/t, than a Bea/t 13 to be a Man5 the rational Part being taken away from him, his Carcafs, left utterly deltitute, is unqualified to live; his Skin is tender, not fenc' d againf't Blows and Difaf'ters, as is that of the Horfe or the Ox; the very Bufhes and Briers, which are the Safety and Retreat of other Creatures, will Wound and tear him, and he mul't not come near thofe Woods, which are the Shelter and Cover of the Hind, and the Stag.