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of proportionable bulk. Thefe they place under the (bel- 

 ter of an overhanging rock, or pile round the trunks of 

 trees.— By this means, thefe induftrious little animals lay 

 up a ftock of winter food, and wifely provide againft the 

 rigours of thofe ftormy regions ; otherwife, being pre- 

 vented by the depth of the fnow from quitting their re- 

 treats in queft of food, they muft all inevitably perifh. 



The RABBIT. 



NOTWITHSTANDING the great fimilarity be- 

 tween the Hare and the Rabbit, Nature has 

 placed an infuperable bar between them, in not allow- 

 ing them to intermix, to which they mutually difcover 

 the molt extreme averfion. Befides this, there is a wide 

 difference in their habits and propensities : The Rabbit 

 lives in holes in the earth, where it brings forth its 

 young, and retires from the approach of danger; whilft 

 the Hare prefers the open field, and trufts to its fpeed 

 for fafety. 



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