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"No," said he, "I have banqueted on the largest and the fattest,—I will not dishonour myself by such little prey."

From Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

The hyenas and panthers and leopards have slaughtered a host of my sheep and goats, and the lions and tigers have banqueted on some of my most promising colts and on many of my cattle.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

One Yorick's skull-a time-worn, tenantless, and valuable relic, in which graveyard worms have banqueted more than once.

From Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)

Here lived the princess Elizabeth, and in the halls where kings have banqueted the marquis's horses now munch their oats.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

One Yorick's skull—a time-worn, tenantless, and valuable relic, in which graveyard worms have banqueted more than once.

From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)