ASS. 
shoulders, which form the cross that charac- 
terises this animal, being of a dark or dusky 
chocolate hue. The knees, too, are com- 
•moniy marked with the same dark colour. 
The Ass, though a theme of vulgar scorn, 
has received much honourable notice from 
men of genius and learning, as well ancient 
as modern, in almost every country. 
