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I enjoyed the pacific flow of mj full imagination, and 

 the plffasing rotation of my rational samenels. T 

 joined the crowd always, when I had leisure; and 

 took, my own road when I saw the finger post that 

 pointed to my duty, and to my chosen pursuit. 



These, my dear friend, are the effusions of ex- 

 pierience, and not of fancy ; — take them, living, 

 as they rise, — use them, — try the experiment, and 

 ■when we meet again let me know the result. But 

 I hear Scratchoni's bell. Adieu, au jevoir, vive la 

 joye, et le hon gout. 



Thus, Mr Editor, have I troubled you with a dif- 



sertation consisting only of one fhort paragraph, which 



I flatter myself, from its length, at least, will not 



prove tedious to your readers, and am, with regard,- 



.your humble servant, A. B. 



DISQUISITIONS ON ANIMAL NUTRITION. 

 Hj^viNG met with some curious elucidations respec- 

 ting the natural history of the pangolin, (an account 

 of which singular animal, accompanied with a figure, 

 was inserted in the Bse, vol. x. p. 85,) together with 

 some interesting speculations on the mode of suppor- 

 ting animal life in general, by Adam Burt, esq; inser- 

 ted in the second volume of Miscellaneous Difserta- 

 tions, t^c. respecting Asia, I beg leave to Iny the 

 substance of these before the reader, with some far- 

 ther observations on the same subject. 



Mr Burt, who difsected the animal with care, had 

 an opportunity of observing several particulars that 

 eluded the notice of Mr BulFoii^ who had only seen ^ 

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