THE MONKEY FAMILY. 



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in my opinion, to perform the task of a long 

 journey on the ground. 



But, it is almost time to close this little treatise, 

 in which I have carefully abstained from looking 

 on the monkey family with a scientific eye, merely 

 confining myself to shew, that the outward forma- 

 tion of a monkey's limbs, disables it, in a great 

 measure, from living on the ground ; whilst the 

 forests of the tropics hold out to it, an everlasting 

 convenience for the gratification of its appetites; 

 aye, for millions upon millions of individuals 

 which can spend their whole lives upon these trees, 

 in freedom and in safety. 



I willingly resign to our grave masters in the 

 school of zoology, the sublime task to shew cause, 

 why a monkey, approaching so near to man 

 externally, should be internally as far distant from 

 him, as the mule itself is, or the mules father, the 

 ass. 



When they shall have enlightened us on this 

 point, I will courteously ask them to explain, why 

 one cow has horns, and another none ? Why does 

 a dog lap water, and a sheep drink it? Why has 

 the horse the large warts on the inside of his legs ? 

 Why does cock-robin sing for twelve months 

 consecutively, whilst his companion, the chaffinch, 

 warbles but half the time? 



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