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strongly contrast with the heavy and inert animals 

 with which he is associated ; but in all these respects 

 he has been doubtless improved by domestication. 

 The fleetest and most beautiful races, are the Arabian, 

 the Spanish, and the English ; and in strength, pro- 

 bably our Dray Horses surpass all others. It is a 

 singular fact, that our ancestors possessed the Horse 

 previous to the invasion by Caesar. 



Asinus ,* the Ass. 



WILD Ass (Asinus Perm). 



This humble but useful representative of the fiery 

 Horse, has been lately made a distinct genus, includ- 

 ing all the species except that one. The tail, fur- 

 nished only with a terminal tuft of long hair, the 



* Its Latin name. 



