ANIMALS OF THE 



useful talents, at the feet of his master ; he waits 

 his orders, to which he pays implicit obedience ; 

 he consults his looks, and a single glance is suf- 

 ficient to put him in motion ; he is more faithful 

 even than the most boasted among men ; he is 

 constant in his affections, friendly without interest, 

 and grateful for the slightest favours ; much more 

 mindful of benefits received than injuries offered ; 

 he is not driven off by unkindness ; he still con- 

 tinues humble, submissive, and imploring; his 

 only hope to be serviceable, his only terror to 

 displease ; he licks the hand that has been just 

 lifted to strike him, and at last disarms resent- 

 ment by submissive perseverance. 



More docile than man, more obedient than any 

 other animal, he is not only instructed in a short 

 time, but he also conforms to the dispositions and 

 the manners of those who command him. He 

 takes his tone from the house he inhabits ; like 

 the rest of the domestics, he is disdainful among 

 the great, and churlish among clowns. Always 

 assiduous in serving his master, and only a friend 

 to his friends, he is indifferent to all the rest, and 

 declares himself openly against such as seem to 

 be dependent like himself. He knows a beggar 

 by his clothes, by his voice, or his gestures, and 

 forbids his approach. When at night the guard 

 of the house is committed to his care, he seems 

 proud of the charge ; he continues a watchful 

 sentinel, he goes his rounds, scents strangers at 

 a distance, and gives them warning of his being 

 upon duty. If they attempt to break in upon his 

 territories, he becomes more fierce, flies at them, 



