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young, far from the prying eyes of men. Here 

 alfo he might indulge his focial temper without 

 limits ; and inlarge his aerial town from wood 



to wood. But he has no fuch ideas. I 



cannot learn that he ever thought of forming 

 a fettlement in the foreft ; which is * the more 

 extraordinary, as he is in fact a lover of it's 

 fcenes : and rejoices in them at all times, but 

 in the breeding-feafon, when one fliould ima- 

 gine, he flood moft in need of their fhelter. 

 At that time he feems feduloufly to court the 

 faithlefs habitations of men ; through what 

 propenfity, or inftinct of nature, the naturalift 

 is at a lofs to determine. After his family 

 is reared, and he has carried off in fafety 

 fuch of his progeny, as have efcaped the arts 

 of men, and boys, he retires every evening, 

 at a late hour, during the autumn, and winter 

 months, to the clofeft covers of the foreft, 

 having fpent the day in the open fields, and 

 inclofures, in queft of food. His late retreat 

 to the foreft, is characleriftic of the near 

 approach of night. 



Night thickens, and the crow 



Makes wing to th,' rooky wood. . 



And again, 



Retiring from the downs, where all day long 

 They pick their fcanty fare, a blackening train 



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