...wounded or tired. To this entertainment there often follows that of whipping a blinded bear, which is performed by five or six men, standing circularly,...exercise upon him without any mercy, as he cannot 1 Description of London, edited by Dr. Pegge, 1772, p. 50. In Misson's Memoirs and Observations in...

...escape because of his chain ; he defends himself with all his force ;>nd skill, throwing down all that come within his reach, and are not active enough to get out of if, and tearing the whips out of their hands, and breaking them." Lanehamspeaking of a bear-baiting...

...this entertainment there often follows that of whipping a blinded bear, which is performed by live or six men, standing circularly with whips, which...exercise upon him without any mercy, as he cannot escape because of his chain. He defends himself with all his strength and skill, throwing down all that come...

...bear-baiting, says, " to this entertainment there followed another, that of whipping a blinded bear ; which is performed by five or six men standing circularly, with whips, which they exercise on him without mercy, as he cannot escape from them because of his chain. He defends himself with all...

...bulls and bears, adds : — " To this entertainment there follows that of whipping a blind bear, which is performed by five or six men, standing circularly, with whips, which they exercise on htm without mercy, as he cannot escape from them because of his chain. He defends himself with all...

...beheaded in the Tower. five or six men, standing circularly with whips, which they exercise on him without mercy, as he cannot escape from them, because of his...himself with all his force and skill, throwing down those that come within his reach, and are not active enough to get out of it ; and tearing their whips...

...still more savage and inhuman practice of whipping blinded bears very frequently took place. This was performed by five or six men standing circularly with whips, which they exercised without mercy. Poor Bruin could not, of course, escape, because of his chain, and all the...

...wounded or tired. To this entertainment there often follows that of whipping a blinded bear, which is performed by five or six men standing circularly...exercise upon him without any mercy, as he cannot escape because of his chain ; he defends himself with all his force and skill, throwing down all that come...

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