CURIOUS CREATURES. 



" LA FEMME SAUVAGE. 



" Fcmnic sauvage a 1'ceil humain, non sainte, 

 Ainsi qu'elle est sur le nature! lieu, 

 Au nature! vous est icy depeinte, 

 Comme voyez qu'il appert a votre vue." 



When Caesar came to Britain for the second time, he 

 found the Britons, although to a great extent civilised, 

 having cavalry and charioteers (so many of the latter, 

 that Cassivelaunus left about 4000 to watch the 

 Romans), and knowing the art of fortification, yet in 

 themselves, only just emerging from utter barbarism 

 the colouring and shaving of themselves showed that they 

 had vanity, and were making, after their fashion, the 



