HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



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tall as a man. They have short tails, long faces, 

 sunk eyes, are extremely disgusting, lascivious, and 

 possessed of the most brutal fierceness. 



The MONKEY kind are removed still farther, and 

 are much less than the former. Their tails are 

 generally longer than their bodies ; and although 

 they sit upon their posteriors, they always move 

 upon all four. They are a lively active race of ani- 

 mals, full of frolic and grimace, greatly addicted to 

 thieving, and extremely fond of imitating human 

 actions, but always with a mischievous intention. 



