Superfecundity

Mr Sadler, out of his especial zeal for religion, first proving that the doctrine of superfecundity is irreconcilable with the goodness of God, and then laying down principles, and stating facts, from which the doctrine of superfecundity necessarily follows. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)

If superfecundity exists, it exists, no doubt, because it is a less evil than some other evil which otherwise would exist. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)

We have shown that Mr Sadler's theory, if it be true, is as much a theory of superfecundity as that of Mr Malthus. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)

Deems the asserted evil of superfecundity a reflection on the Deity, ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)

His law at most merely a theory of superfecundity, 623. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)

The big-mouthed female spiders have a nasty habit of cannibalizing potential mates before copulation, and without sperm to fertilize their eggs, all their hard-won superfecundity could go to waste. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With any luck they'll clear my comment in which I teach Mrs Philips all about superfecundity and infant mortality. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"In pursuing this part of my subject, I must begin by reminding the reader of the difference between those who hold the superfecundity of mankind and myself, in regard to those principles which will form the basis of the present argument. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)