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tvill readily be prefumed, that the knave did 
not efcape unpuriifhed for bis crime. Yet, fo 
incorrigible is a perverfe difpofition, that my 
corredion, fevere as it was, had no effeift in 
curing him of the praftiee. 
An ape is in reality an intradable animal. 
It is true he poffefTes fuch powers of irftinct, 
that he can often render important fervices ; as 
mine did to me on more than one occafion. 
But if he has. invention, and becomes ufeful, 
it is always for himfclf and not for you that 
he labours. Certainly no animal upon earth 
is fo dexterous, or perhaps fo artful. Yet if 
you attempt to employ him in any exerclfe or 
any work which is not voluntary, you will 
find him dull and awkward. It is only by 
dint of hunger and blows that you can difci- 
pline him to certain tricks ; and of fome faults 
that are natural to him it is impoffible to cor- 
red him. He is lafcivious, gluttonous, thieyifhj^ 
revengeful, and pafTionate ; and if he has not 
the vice of lying, the lavages fay it is becaufe 
he does not choofe to talk. 
Perfuaded that I fliould never change 
the nature of mine, and never get an egg, 
unlefs I kept him chained up all the morn- 
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