THE 



GARDEN SNAIL. 



Generic Character. 



The Animal a Slug. 

 !&&*// fpiral, fub-pellucid. 

 Aperture femi-lunar. 



Specific Character, &c. 



SNAIL with a fhell of a pale colour, with broad 

 interrupted bands of brown. 



The COMMON GARDEN SNAIL. 



See to the fight the gentle warriors move, 

 And dart with harmlefs force the (hafts of love ! 



The Snail is amongft the number of thofe animals 

 which we are apt to overlook on account of their fcem- 

 ingly contemptible appearance, but which will per- 

 haps open to our attentive furvey a greater variety of 

 curious particularities than molt other creatures can 

 exhibit. The anatomy of the fnail is full of wonders, 

 and a volume might be written on its hiftory; but, 

 without defcending to a tedious narrative of all its 

 parts, I fhall only mention a few of the moil remark- 

 able ones. The eyes of Snails are fituated on the tips 

 of the two longeft horns, and though their cxiftencc 



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