179^' ^>'i3«i«fa/;Va/<i/j^azjjV/o«J. 307 



In the mean while, to satisfy the curiosity of the 

 public, the portrait of a Spanifli ram is given above^ 

 The horns are the most striking peculiarity of this 

 breed of flieep, which are very faithfully represented 

 in the plate. The remarkable clofsnefs of the fleece, 

 which is peculiarly striking to those who have seea 

 them, though not so obvious from the drawing, is the 

 next and most valuable peculiarity of this breed. The 

 flieep are, in other respects, firm and healthy. The 

 other peculiars of the breed will be best known 

 by the following comparative trials made by Arthur 

 Young, esq;^ who also obtained a ram in a present 

 from his majesty. 



jiccouttt of DoTty a Merino ram, extracted from the 



Annals of Agriculture. 

 *' How many millions of men are there that would 

 amile, if I were to mention the sovereign of a great 

 •mpire, giving a ram to a farmer, as an event that 

 merited the attention of naankind I The world is full 

 of those who consider military glory as the proper 

 object of the ambition of monarchs ;,. who measuce 

 regal merit by the millions that are slaughtered ; by 

 the public robery and plunder, that are dignified by 

 the titles of victory and conquest ; and. who look 

 down on every exertion of peace and tranquillity as 

 unbecoming those who aim at the epithet great, and 

 unworthy the aim of men that are bora the masters 

 •f the globe. 



" My ideas are cast in a vtrj different mould ; an* 

 I believe the period is advancing^ with acceleratedt 



