444- ANIMALS, &C. 



offer injury till injured ; there are others more 

 numerous, but they are more feeble, and rather 

 look for safety by hiding from man, than oppos- 

 ing him. These are the only quadrupeds that 

 make good their ground against him, and which 

 may be said to keep some kingdoms of the earth 

 in their own possession. How many extensive 

 countries are there in Africa, where the wild 

 beasts are so numerous that man is deterred from 

 living amongst them, reluctantly giving up to the 

 lion and the leopard extensive tracts, that seem 

 formed only for his delight and convenience ! 



END OF THE SECOND VOLUME. 



Primed by Walker & Greig, 

 Edinburgh. 



