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HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 





THE ENGLISH SETTER. 



Is a hardy, active, hcindsome Dog. Its scent is 

 exquisite; and it ranges with great speed and won- 

 derful perseverance. Its sagacity in discovering the 

 various kinds of game, and its caution in approach- 

 ing them, are truly astonishing. But as the uses of 

 this valuable Dog are so well known, we Avill con- 

 clude with the following beautiful quotation from 

 Somerville : 



'' When Autumn smiles, all-beauteous in decay, 



" And paints each chequer'd grove with various hues, 



" My Setter ranges in the new-shorn fields, 



" His nose in air erect ; from ridge to ridge 



" Panting he bounds, his quarter'd ground divides 



'' In equal intervals, nor careless leaves 



" One inch untry'd : at length the tainted gales 



" His nostrils wide inhale; quick joy elates 



" His beating heart, which, aw'd by discipline 



" Severe, he dares not own, but cautious creeps, 



" Low-cow'ring, step by step; at last attains 



" His proper distance; there he stops at once, 



"And points with his instructive nose upon 



" The trembling prey." 



