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The Spaniards first assaulted the innocent Sheep . . . like most cruel Tygers, Wolves and Lions hunger-starv'd, studying nothing, for the space of Forty Years, after their first landing, but the Massacre of these Wretches . . . of Three Millions of Persons, which lived in Hispaniola itself, there is at present but the . . . remnant of scarce Three Hundred.

The author compares the Spaniards to
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The author compares the American Indians to
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The author compares the Spaniards to "cruel Tygers, Wolves and Lions hunger-starv'd," suggesting that they are predatory and savage in their actions, driven by a relentless and brutal desire to conquer and kill.

The author compares the American Indians to "innocent Sheep," indicating that they are vulnerable, defenseless, and innocent victims of the Spaniards' cruelty and violence.