REPTILES. 



From the deep tomb, with many a fhining fold. 

 An azure ferpent rofe, in fcales that flam'd with gold : 

 J^ike heaven's bright bow his varying beauties fhone 

 That draws a thoufand colors from the fun : 

 Pleas'd round the altars and the tomb to wind. 

 His glittering length of volumes trails behind. 



Pitt. 



But if after all fome lively V7riter (hould pur- 

 fue the Naturalifts with more wit than argument, 

 and more humor than good-nature, it fhould be 

 endured with patience. Ridicule is, however, not 

 the ted of truth, tho' when joined to fatyr, it fel- 

 dom fails of reducing the many who would rather 

 laugh than think. Should this prove the cafe in 

 the prefent inftance, let the author be allowed to 

 fkreen himfelf from cenfure, by faying he writes 

 not to the many, but the few -, to thofe alone who 

 can examine the parts with a view to the "^hole^ 

 and who fcorn to defpife even the mod deformed, 

 or the moft minute v/ork of an all-wife Creator. 



E N E R A. 



I. TORTOISI?. 



II. FRO G. 



III. LIZARD. 



IV. S E R P E N Tf 



