1 There was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind.
2 Such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them.
3 We had thought that Snowball's rebellion was caused simply by his vanity and ambition.
4 He lay down, tucked his fore hoofs beneath him, shut his eyes, and with a hard effort managed to formulate his thoughts.
5 These three had elaborated old Major's teachings into a complete system of thought, to which they gave the name of Animalism.
6 They had thought the Fifth Commandment was "No animal shall drink alcohol," but there were two words that they had forgotten.
7 After a little thought, the pigs sent for buckets and milked the cows fairly successfully, their trotters being well adapted to this task.
8 He set his ears back, shook his forelock several times, and tried hard to marshal his thoughts; but in the end he could not think of anything to say.
9 Too late, someone thought of racing ahead and shutting the five-barred gate; but in another moment the van was through it and rapidly disappearing down the road.
10 If she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race.
11 I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living.
12 They all remembered, or thought they remembered, how they had seen Snowball charging ahead of them at the Battle of the Cowshed, how he had rallied and encouraged them at every turn, and how he had not paused for an instant even when the pellets from Jones's gun had wounded his back.
13 And when Squealer went on to give further graphic details of Boxer's death-bed, the admirable care he had received, and the expensive medicines for which Napoleon had paid without a thought as to the cost, their last doubts disappeared and the sorrow that they felt for their comrade's death was tempered by the thought that at least he had died happy.