gle, attacks the whole. He is received by a 

 brigade of pointed fpears -, and foon overpowered : 

 but in the bravery of his foul, he dies without 

 a wifh to retreat. 



In the forefts of Mallabar, and Bengal, 

 the tyger roams. Of this animal there are 

 various kinds -, the largeft and fierceft is called 

 the royal-tyger. Of all the favages of the 

 foreft, he is the moft active, the moft in- 

 fidious, and the moft cruel. 



The forefts of India are inhabited alfo by 

 the gentle and inoffenfive elephant. This 

 animal commonly marches in focial bands. 

 The traveller hears them at a diftance, as 

 they traverfe the foreft ; marking their rout, 

 by the crufh, and defolation of thickets, and 

 intervening woods. He liftens without dif- 

 may; and even waits to be a fpeclator of 

 the unweildy procefiion, as it moves along. 



Bat euntibus ingens 

 Sylva locum; et magno cedunt virgulta fragore. 



VOL. i. U The 



