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wife. But as it may not be known to every 

 one, I muft inform you, Sir, that, from very 

 long obfervation, I find the pigeon is the mofl 

 expeditious of the two. 



• I am at this moment. Sir, in polleflion of 

 a horfe that has a Nofe, if I may fo call the 

 fenfe of fmelling in a high degree: I do not 

 perceive that he often hits upon game as 

 the dog does, but he makes for a ftable door 

 with great avidity ; nay, fo certain is he of 

 difcovering where vi(5tuals and drink are to 

 be had, that it is with the utmofl difficulty 

 I can get him to pafs a fign-poft ; and 

 it requires no fmall exertion of arms 

 and legs to prevent his running into every 

 alehoufe on the road with me. Thefe are 

 evident figns of a very fine nofe : it is a lit- 

 tle inconvenient, to be fure, particularly if 

 one is in hafte ; but the qualification is An- 

 gular. This variety I call the Setter, both 

 from his pofi^efiing the faculties of the dog 

 fo called, and from his pronenefs to fet down 

 his load wherever entertainment for man and 

 horfe are to be found. I fhall not at prefent 



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