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BEAUTIFUL in appearance, the tiger is most ferocious in dis- 

 position ; and in Upper India, to the jungles of which district 

 it is principally confined, it is regarded with terror and hatred. 

 The death of a tiger is the death of a general foe. It carries 

 off not only their cattle, but, lurking in the long grass through 

 which paths are cut to the villages, it pounces upon the people 

 themselves, and carries them away as a cat would carry off a 

 mouse. When brought to bay by the huntsman, it fights with 

 the most savage fury, and not unfrequently leaves fatal proofs 

 of its strength and ferocity. Shakespeare frequently makes 

 use of the tiger, as typical of courage and wild resolution. 



41 But when the blast of war blows in our ears, 

 Then imitate the action of the tiger ; 

 Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, 

 Disguise fair nature with hard-favored rage : 



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