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The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, 



And the leopard slmll lio down with the kid ; 



And the calf, and the young linn, and the falling together ; 



And a little child shall load them. 



How great and extraordinary must such a change appear, when 

 it is recollected that the leopard never can be satiated with prey, 

 and that man has never 4 yet subdued the ferocity of his natural 

 disposition ! 



It seems that these animals were numerous in Palestine, as there 

 are places whtah bear names indicative of having been their haunts* 

 In the tribe of Gad there was a town named Beth-Nimrah leo- 

 pard's house, (Numb, xxxii, 30 ; compare verse 3) ; Isaiah and Jer- 

 emiah speak of the ' waters of Nimrim,' i. e. of the leopards not 

 far distant, (Isa. xv. 6; Jer. xlviii. ,'J4); and Solomon strongly in- 

 timates that they were numerous on the mountains of Lebanon, 

 Cant. iv. 8. 



THE WOLF. 



THIS animal is something larger than the English breed of mastiffs, 

 being in length, from the tip of his nose to the insertion of his tail, 

 about three feet seven inches long, and about two feet five inches high. 

 He appears, in every respect, stronger than the dog ; and the length of 

 his hair contributes still more to his robust appearance. The color 

 of his eye-balls is of a fiery green, which gives his visage a fierce and 

 formidable air. Externally and internally the wolf so much resem- 

 bles the dog, that naturalists formerly considered them to be the 

 same animal. But, singular as it may appear, there exists between 

 them the most perfect and uncompromising antipathy. 



The wolf is one of those animals whose appetite for animal food 

 is the most vehement, and whose means of satisfy ing this appetite are 

 the most various. Nature has furnished him with strength, cunning, 

 agility, and all those requisites which fit an animal for pursuing, 

 overtaking, and conquering its prey ; and yet, with all these, it 

 most frequently dies of hunger, for it is the declared enemy of man. 

 He is naturally dull and cowardly ; but being frequently disappoint- 

 ed, and as often reduced to the verge of famine, he becomes inge- 

 nious from want, and courageous from necessity. When pursued 

 with hunger, he braves danger, and comes to attack those animals 

 which are under the protection of man ; particularly such as he 

 can readily carry away. When this excursion has succeeded, he 

 often returns to the charge, until, having been wounded, or hard 

 pressed by the dogs or the shepherds, he hides himself by day in 

 the thickest coverts, and only ventures out at night. He then 

 sallies forth over the country, keeps peering round the villages, 

 carries off such animals as are not under protection, attacks the 



