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circumstances, arbitrarily imposed, and continued witli 

 regularity. The visage of the shepherd's dog is more 

 or less pointed ; in the coUey it is much so, but is least 

 so in the large drover's dog. Of the colley from little 

 more than twelve inches in height, to the Apennine of 

 nearly three feet, one common character pervades the 

 whole group, — that of fidelity, indefatigable industry, 

 and intelligence, with a deportment singularly grave 

 throughout the race. 



