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eulogium on the carefully prepared dishes of our host's 

 sable cook, to whom I now dedicate this chapter of my 

 volume, a remote souvenir of a true and ever-present 

 friendship the friendship of the stomach ! * 



*[The wild cat (Felis catusferus) has a shorter tail than the domestic cat, 

 a flatter and larger head, and stouter limbs. In colour he is generally of a 

 pale yellowish-gray, with dusky stripes ; those on the back running longi- 

 tudinally, those on the sides transversely, and with a curved direction. The 

 tail is embellished with several rings of blackish-brown and dull white alter- 

 nately ; the tip of the nose, and the lips, are black. He lives in woods, and 

 preys on hares, birds, and other animals. He is now very rare in England, 

 and will soon be known only by the stuffed specimens in our Museums.] 



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