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extirpated. He, with other varieties of the cur, 

 was the dog of the poor, and when the muzzle 

 deprived him of the power to fend for himself, he 

 became a burden to his master. But I was mis- 

 taken ; he is still with us, even here in London, 

 though now very rare. 



