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afIen fims, ,nO fee:ns lO helr with more ~clI!~ners io
Oeep th,," u'hco ~wake, 'fhey have a IremuIc.:s mo–
tioo io (\~ep, frequeotll' IllJl'e their lets, anJ b"k,
,,'hich is ao ionlmioo nf ~,c.':ling,
Dn~s lt'C polr.n~d 01' the Ii:nf"ion of fnltlliog io a
hi~h d<~I'ee, The)' .:.10 tr:lce heir maOer by fhe fmdl
or his I;'c: in a ehureh, or io t!le Hrem of a populm!s
city, This (.:of.uion is nut cqually Ilrong io C\'Cry kioo,
The hoaoo can tra.:c g,ltnc. or his r.lancrs Ikp', t\Veo: l:
reJur hours " He batks more furiouny the
nearer !te apploaehcs the fOlVls, uole's he be be.t aod
traioed to fileoce,
\Vidl regaro to the propagatioo of dogs i Ihe femal~s
.dmit the males befare they are twelve mooths old,
They runain io fearoo tco, tlVelve, or ereo fi (teeod.)',.
ourioc IVhieh time the)' wlll anmit a ,'ariet)' oí males,
Thcy come lO fe"foo geoer>.lIy t\Vice in the year, .nd
more frequeody in the cold rhao io the hot months,
The male difcovers the eor,ditioo uf the female hy the
[mell i bit! /he ftldoOl adrr.its him the firn fix or feren
days, One eoitus u· her eoceei ve a gre.t onmber
of yonog; but, wheo not rclha;oro, fhe IVill anmit feve–
ral dngs every dav : /he fecms tu have 00 choice or pre–
dileéllon, execpt io f,vour of Juge ~ngs: Fro'n this eir–
r.umn.nee, it fumetimcs h' rpen" that a- fm;1! female,
II'ho has ,dmined a maniff, rL!'i!hes in bringirg (onh her
)'ouog, ])lIring the time N ' cupulatioa, thele aoimals
cannot feparate themfe],'es, but !'emaio uoitto fo loo]; as
Ihe ereLQioo fubfills. This is owiog tO the Oruélure of
the pam , The dog has not nnlya bone io I';s reois,
but io the middle of the corpus Cal,tloofum there is a
J.lTge hollow, whirh is hlown up in the time of ereélion
ro a collGderahle bulk, The fem~k, 00 the other hand,
has a larger clitOris thco perhaps aoy other animal ; be·
fi,le. a I,,&e firm protuberaoee rifes io the time of eopu–
lation, aod remaios longer thao th,t of the male,
aod pre" eOls him (rom retiriog til! ir fubf:des: Aeeor·
diogly afler the aél of eo?ulatioo is over, the male t~ros
about in order 10 rell himfelf on !tis lets, oAd remaios io
that pofitioo til! there parts turo Raeeid,. Thefet:lale ~oes
with youog about oioe weeks, They geoeral!y bring (onh
(rom fix tO twelve puppies, Tho(e of a fmal! fize bring
fonh five, four, aod fometimcs but tWO, Titey romioue
to eopulm .od briog fonh dl1lio~ life, which lans teoe–
rally aboul founeen or Hteeoyeat!, The ",hell's are eom–
mooly bliod, and eannot open ¡heir (yes·!ill the teoth or
twel!'th day, lo the founh month, they 10ft fome of
their teeth , whieh are fooo (u(eeeded by others,
The dog has fueh a (lroog refemblanc: to the wolf
.nel tI,e fox, thar he is eommonly fuppofed tu be the pro·
duélion of ooe or other of tltere aoimale lamed aod eivi–
hzed, Hoo(fuo ioforms liS, that he kept a yOllng dog
and a youoS w"lf together till th~y W<re three F aes of
age, without thei r c1ifenveriog the ! ioclio"ioo tO ca·
polate. He made the fame exp~ri01ent. upoo a dog aod
a fox; but thtir .nlipllhy \VJS rdlher illmafen who
the female was io fca(oo. From thefe exp" imeols he
coodudes) that dog', \\'olfs, aod foxes, are perfeélly
diOinél fpeeics of animals,
\VidI reg"d 10 Ihe oatoral dtfpofilioo of the do~:
Jo a f.lvage IIlle, he is fieree, cruel, ~od voraeious i
bUl, when eivt!lz~d aod ro live lI'ith Oler"
I,r i¡ 1'0ll'II,J tlf el'Cty '\lliJ!,!e qu"lny, lIe feems to
have no otile!' tkfire th"o tu plcale aod proteél his Ola–
IItr. Jle i, gcnde, ¡¡betlier,t, fuhn,ifli' e, and f,¡ithful.
Tb"re Mp(¡fititl\:" joiocd tOhis . Imoft unboullded faga–
cuy, jolUy clailll the d leeO! of maokind, Aecordiogly
00 animal is fo mueh earerred or rcfpctlcd: He is fa due–
tile, and fa mue!! furmed tO pbrc, that he arrumes the
"cryair aod tentrer of the r.mily in ~ Itieh he re(¡des.
An anilllal eodowed with fueh uneommon qualitie"
muO aoflVer maoy u(cful purpofes . [J i, fidelity aod vigi–
laoee are daily employed10 protell our perfoos. Oor Roeks,
Or our goods, Theaemene(s of his fmell gaios hiOl cm–
ploymeot io huotiog; io fome parts of Siberia, he is
traioed to draIV earriag.'Sfron¡ noe inn to .oother i aod
the oegroes eat ~ogs OeOI with great reli/h ,
The dog is liahle 10 many difeafes, as the fe2h, macloefs,
&c, aod he fddon¡ wan" the Ixoia or tare·worm in his
gllt" e:pecially if he drinls Ciny water, Ser Pl,te LXI.
aod LXII.
~ , The feeooo fpecies of this kiod is Ihe lup"' or \\'olf,
whielt is dillinguinled fromlhe dog b), ha\'iog its tai l lorn–
eo inward, Tite wolf is larger . od fieree r thao a dog,
His e)'es (p"kle, aod thrre 15 a great degree of fu ry aod
wildocfs io his looks. He draws "r his elaws ",heo he
",alks, 10 prerem his ticad J'ront beiog heard. His ocek
is /horl, bot admits of very qttlck molÍoo to ci lher fide,
His eolour is ~,!nerally blat'kifh , Like mofl feroeioos aoi–
inals, he eaobear hunger a "er)' loog time; bot, at laH,
",hen the appnite fo('" vitln,Ils becomes iotolerable, he
grows rcrf.:éll)' furiolls, and will auaek men, horres,
dor.!, aod eanle of all kinds; eveo the grares of Ihe
de;d ar~ oot pf(Oof ag.ioO his tapaeity, This eir"lm–
lIaoee is 60ély deferihe.l, in the followiog lioes,
Ry w;otry fa mine rou$'d,---
Crllcl as death, ao,1hllogry as the gtal'e !
Rnroiog ror blood! booy, aod ghaot, aou griRl !
Arrell1hling \Vol'es io ragiog tronps defeeod ¡
Aod , pouring o'er the euuotry, be" :t1,IOr"
Keeo a' the oorth·",iod f"et'ps the glony loow,
AII is Ilteir prize. 'Jl¡,:y (alteo 00 the Ilecd,
Prcfs ~im 10 etrlh, aoJ pieree his migllt)' healt.
Nor can the boll hls a\Vfnl fmllt dcfeoJ,
(lr /hale the II1nrthcring r.lvages aVlay,
Rapaeiolls at tite lIIothcr's thl oat tl'ey Ilr,
An,! tear the (ere,:miog i,;[a,,: ¡"rom her brean,
The god·like faee oflllao av,ils hlm nOllghl.
Even beauty. force divioe! at whofe bnght glaoee
The generoll! lion (!,mds in foftcn'J gaze l
Here bleeds , • h,I]'lef, noJillinguinl'd p")',
Hut if, appris'd 01the (.,'ere att,lCk,
The eoum!'y be nI lit nI', lur'd by thefceot,
On chnrch·yard5Jrear (il,hllmall !)
Tite .Jif.ppninleJ pro"bs f, ll, .od di/!
Tite Ilttoudcd body from thegmc; o'er whielt,
l\!t;(d \Vith ("ullh,dts, aoJ trighttd glton" the)' hJ\\'1.
THO ~1S 0N'S \VI Nr ER.
The \Volf is extremcly fufpieious, aod, oolers prdrcJ
with Itunger, fddom 'eotures om of th. w""ds. They
male a howling ouife in the oight, aod ,IOcmble tor,l'–
thcr In ,troops io o,Jer to JC\'OOI their ]'1'<)', 1 !t( wnlf
is a na.;"e of Europe, aod frcquenu the. WtloJ, of m,loy
r<rtS .
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