Piace, 
Defer, 
182 nO. RE EOE: Clafs IV. 
Chriftopher *, 11 wading thro’ an arm of the fea, hav- 
ing caught a fifh of this kind ex paffant, as an eter- 
nal memorial of the fact, left the impreffions on its 
fides to be tranfmitted to all pofterity. Could this. 
but be eftablifhed, we fhould not hefitate to pro- 
nounce in favor of the hadock. 
In our own country it was very long before this 
fifh attracted our notice, at left as an edible one. 
We are indebted to that judicious actor and box 
vivant the late Mr. Quin, for adding a moft delicious 
fifh to our table, who overcoming all the vulgar pre- 
judices on account of its deformity, has effectually 
eftablifhed its reputation. 
This fifth was fuppofed to be found only in the 
fouthern feas of this kingdom, but it has been dif- 
covered laft year on the coaft of Anglefea. Thofe 
of the greateft fize are taken in the Bay of Bifcay 
off the French coafts: they are alfo very common 
in the Mediterranean; Ovid mutt therefore have 
{tyled it rarus Faber, on account of its excellency 
not its fcarcity. 
The form of this fifh is hideous: its body is oval, 
and greatly compreffed on the fides : the head large: 
the fnout vaftly projecting: the mouth very wide: 
the teeth very f{mall. 
The eyes great : the irides yellow. 
* Belon. Rondel. alfo Aldrowand de pife. 40. St. Chrifopher was 
of a Colofa/ftature, as isevident from his image in the church 
of Notre Dame at Paris, and a ftill larger at Auxerre: the latt 
we think is near feventy feet high. His hiftory is expreffed in 
his name, yessopogec, being faid to have carried our Saviour, 
when achild, over an arm of the fea. 
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