friendly, intelligible to him. Effeft this, and 

 you may lead him with a ftraw. 



Nor is he without his focial feelings, when 

 he is at liberty to indulge them. In thefe 

 foreft-migrations, it is commonly obferved, 

 that of whatever number the herd confifts, 

 they generally feparate, in their daily excur- 

 fions, into fuch little knots, and focieties, 

 as have formerly had habits of intimacy to- 

 gether} and in thefe friendly groups they 

 range the foreft; returning home at night, 

 in different parties, fome earlier, and fome 

 later, as they have been more or lefs fortunate 

 in the purfuits of the day. 



It founds oddly to affirm the life of a hog 

 to be enviable; and yet there is fomething 

 uncommonly pleafing in the lives of thefe 

 emigrants fomething at leaft more defirable, 

 than is to be found in the life of a hog 

 Epicuri de gregc. They feem themfelves alfo 

 to enjoy their mode of life. The hog has a 

 greater variety of language, than perhaps any 

 other quadruped. He fignifies his want of 

 food with great energy: when affronted, his 

 note is very fignificant ; and his cries of diftrefs 

 are truly lamentable. But here you fee him 

 perfectly happy, going about at his eafe, and 



converfmg 



