The Dolphin The Unicorn. 



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THE DOLPHIN. 



THIS is the Dolphin of heraldry, and as fabulous an ani- 

 mal as any here mentioned, as may be seen by comparing 

 it with the figure of the real Dolphin, given with the 

 description in a former part of this work. This fish was 

 said to curl up his back to carry his favourites over the 

 seas without wetting them ; and to assume the most bril- 

 liant colours in dying, changing from a bright blue to as 

 bright a yellow, and then to red and green, &c. &c. 



THE UNICORN. 



THIS is another offspring of the lively and fruitful fancy 

 of man. It is represented as a compound of the horse 

 and stag, the head and body belong to the former, and 

 the hoofs to the latter, while the horn, the tufts, and the 



