Chapter viii, paragraph 2: “. . [t]he little imp fell a-squalling, and scratching, and biting with such violence, that i was forced to let it go; and it was high time, for a whole troop of old ones came about us at the noise, but finding the cub was safe . . they durst not venture near us. i observed the young animal’s flesh to smell very rank, and the stink was somewhat between a weasel and a fox . . ” chapter viii, paragraph 10: “friendship and benevolence are the two principled virtues among the houyhnhnms; and these not confined to particular objects, but universal to the whole race. . they preserve decency and civility in the highest degrees, but are altogether ignorant of ceremony. . [i]t is reason only that makes a distinction of persons . . ” all of the following diction from the passages above illustrates animal or beast-like qualities except