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HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



island ; as, before that period, the Britons were 

 occupied in clearing" their extensive forests of the 

 various wild beasts, such as Wild-Boars, Bears, 

 Wolves, &c., with which they abounded ; and for 

 that purpose larger and stronger Dogs than the 

 Harrier or the Beagle would be required. 





THE FOX-HOUND. 



No country in Europe can boast of Fox- Hounds 

 equal in swiftness, strength, or agility, to those of 

 Britain ; where the utmost attention is paid to their 

 "breeding, education, and maintenance. The climate 

 also seems congenial to their nature; for it has been 

 said, that when Hounds of the English breed have 

 been sent into France, or other countries, they quick- 

 ly degenerate, and in some degree lose those quali- 

 ties for which they were originally so admirable. 



