when we see him lay his ear upon the bank of the river, down to the ice, to listen if from a more remote or nearer distance he can hear the noise of the waters' current, and, according as he finds by that the ice to be of a less or greater thickness, to retire or advance,-have we not reason to believe thence that the same rational thoughts passed through his head that we should have upon the like occasions;
Horrela bada, azeria, Traziako biztanleek hartaz baliatzen baitira ugalde izoztu bat iragan nahi dutelarik hormaren gainetik eta beren aitzinean uzten baitute horretarako, ikusiko dugularik ur ertzean horma ondora haren belarria hurbiltzen, alde urrun edo hurran batetik badantzuen ur asotsaren somatzeko eta, horrela, horman loditasun gehiago edo gutiago aurkitzen duen arabera, gibelatu edo aitzinatu, ez genuke arrazoirik uste izateko burutik iragaiten zaiola guretik eginen lukeen hitzaldi bera, zentzu naturaletik atera den arrazoibide eta ondorio bat baita: hots dagiena badabil; dabilena ez da hormaturik;