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HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 309 



the impertinence of an inferior : — A large Dog of this 

 kind, belonging to the late M. Ridley, efq; of Heatton, 

 near Newcaftle, being frequently molefted by a Mongrel^ 

 and teazed by its continual barking, at laft took it up in 

 his mouth by the back, and with great compofure drop- 

 ped it over the quay into the river, without doing any 

 farther injury to an enemy fo much his inferior. 



The MaftirT, in its pure r.nd unmixed ftate, is now fel- 

 dom to be met with. The generality of Dogs diftin- 

 guifhed by that name, feem to be compounded of the 

 Bull-Do^, Danifli Maftiff, and the Ban Dog. 



The BAN-DOG 



is a variety of this fierce tribe, not often to be feen at 

 prefent. It is lighter, fmaller, more aftive and vigilant, 

 than the MaftifF, but not fo powerful ; its nofe is fmall- 

 er ; and it poflelTes, in fome degree, the fcent of the 

 Hound j its hair is rougher, and generally of a ycllowifh- 



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