200 Animals. 



CHAP. XL 



Of Animals. 



WE are now come to consider the last, 

 the noblest and the most beautiful part of 

 the creation : the creatures for whom this 

 earth seems to have been entirely form- 

 ed, and for whose repast or use the whole 

 of its unintelligent productions appear to 

 have been brought forth ; these are the 

 animated tenants of our globe. 



When we compare animals and vegeta- 

 bles together, each in their most perfect 

 state, nothing can be easier than to dis- 

 tinguish them. The plant is confined to 

 a particular spot, and exhibits no marks 

 of consciousness or intelligence ; the ani- 

 mal, on the contrary, can remove at plea- 

 sure from one place to another, is posses- 

 sed of consciousness, and a high degree 

 of intelligence. But on approaching the 



