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his orders, to which he pays a ready and implicit 

 obedience; he consults his looks, and frequently a 

 single glance is sufficient to put him in motion ; he 

 is constant in his affections, friendly without interest, 

 and grateful for the slightest favours; much more 

 mindful of benefits received, than injuries offered ; far 

 from being driven away 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 length, by submissive perseverance, dis- 

 arms resentment. The dog is more faithful even 

 than the most boasted among men. " History (says 

 Mr. Pope) is more full of examples of the fidelity of 

 dogs than of friends." Homer finely describes the 

 fidelity of Ulysses* dog, Argus ; who recognised his 

 master, after a very long absence, when none of his 

 former acquaintances, nor even Penelope, his wife, 

 were able to penetrate the disguise under which this 

 monarch appeared in his own house. 



More docile than man, more obedient than any 

 other animal, he is not only instructed in a short time, 

 but also conforms to the dispositions and 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 seeking his master, and 

 friendly only 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 beg 



