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Meanings of dead lion in English

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Usage of dead lion in English
1
They set up a feeble shout when they saw the dead lion.
The Land of Footprints
2
A boy gingerly prods a dead lion's carcass with his foot.
The Guardian
3
Must he die there with that dead lion for a companion?
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
4
I see the dead lion and I see the hunters.
The Ancient Allan
5
He continued along the trail, halting to examine the body of the dead lion.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
6
The jackals are always ready to slight the dead lion.
The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life. Volume...
7
A living dog is better than a dead lion, say I with the Preacher.
The Sea-Wolf
8
Dad, who had been examining the dead lion, straightened up and looked at Tad.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon; Or, The Mystery of Brig...
9
He does not think that a living dog is better than a dead lion.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 / A Magaz...
10
A dead lion is not to be feared, my niece.
Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus
11
Better a living dog, says the old proverb, than a dead lion; not so here.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
12
Then he knelt down and softly stroked the fierce, open-jawed head of the dead lion.
Heart of the West
13
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
14
I would have thee remember that a live dog is better than a dead lion.'
King Arthur's Knights / The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls
15
But the vulgar proverb arose-'Bettera live dog than a dead lion,' to answer him.
The Trespasser
16
Behold how the unclean creatures are wending toward the dead lion and gathering to the feast:
The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches
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