Martians

Examples

• The prisoners behind him were red Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• The community of which the green Martians with whom my lot was cast formed a part was composed of some thirty thousand souls. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Altogether they were not unlovely when viewed in comparison with the green Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The green Martians converse but little, and then usually in monosyllables, low and like the faint rumbling of distant thunder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• At first this vexed me, but later I was very glad of it, as it gave me an undoubted advantage over the Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The green Martians use no word corresponding in meaning with this earthly word. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Many years ago you heard the story of the woman who taught me the thing that green Martians are reared to hate, the woman who taught me to love. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Like the green Martians, they have an intermediary set of arms midway between their upper and lower limbs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Evidently we were too far south even for the great fur-bearing animals which the Martians so delight in hunting. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• If the remaining eggs ever hatched we knew nothing of the fate of the little Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• She was even more steeped in superstition than the Martians of the outer world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people; they have no lawyers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Instead of bothering with bolts and bars for their dwellings, the red Martians simply run them up out of harm's way during the night. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• While the Martians are immense, their bones are very large and they are muscled only in proportion to the gravitation which they must overcome. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• When I was ready to depart they furnished me with a small domestic bull thoat, such as is used for saddle purposes by all red Martians. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• But this counts for little among the green Martians, as parental and filial love is as unknown to them as it is common among us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.

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