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out at a ftable- window after company ; and yet, in other refpecls,. 

 is remarkably quiet. Oxen and cows will not become fat by them- 

 felves, but will neglect the fineft pafture that is not recommended 

 by fociety. It would be needlefs to inftance in fheep, which 

 conftantly flock together. 



But this propensity feems not to be confined to animals of 

 the fame fpecies ; for we know a doe, ftill alive, that has lived 

 ever mice it was a little fawn, with a dairy of cows ; with them 

 it goes a-field, and with them it returns to the yard. The dogs 

 of the houfe take no notice of this deer, being ufed to her ; but if 

 ft range dogs come by, a chace enfues ; while the matter fmiles to 

 fee his favourite fecurely leading her purfuers over hedge, gate,, 

 or ftile, till fhe returns to the cows, who with fierce lowings and 

 menacing horns drive the affailants quite out of the pafture. 



Even great difparity of kind and fize does not always prevent 

 focial advances,, and mutual fellowfhip ; for a very intelligent 

 perfon aflured me, that in the former part of his life keeping 

 but one horfe, he happened alfo on a time to have but one folitary 

 hen : thefe two incongruous animals fpent much of their time 

 together in a lonely orchard, where they faw no creature but 

 each other. By degrees apparent regard began to take place 

 between thefe two fequeftred individuals. The fowl would ap- 

 proach the quadruped with notes of complacency, rubbing her- 

 felf gently againft his legs ; while the horfe would look down 

 with fatisfaclion, and move with the greateft caution and cip- 

 cumfpection, left he mould trample on hrs diminutive companion. 

 Thus by mutual good offices each feemefl to confole the vacant 

 hours of the other. So that Milton, when he puts the following 

 fentiment in the mouth of Adam, feems to be fomewhat mif- 

 taken : 



*' Much lefs can bird with beaft, or fifh with fowl, 

 " So well converfe ; nor with the ox the ape." 



The 



