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NATURAL HISTORY. 
THE ANTELOPE. 
164. The Antelope, which is also called the Ga- 
zelle, is found in Asia and Africa in great numbers, 
and seems to form the connecting link between the 
goat and the deer. In the texture and formation of 
its horns, it agrees with the former, and in graceful 
make and swiftness, it resembles, and even surpasses, 
the latter. 
165. The horns of this animal are about sixteen 
inches long, smooth, and spirally twisted ; at the 
bottom they nearly join, but gradually spread as they 
rise in height. The general colour is brown on 
the back, and white under the belly. 
166. Such is the brightness and beauty of their 
eyes, that they furnish similes to the poet ; and to 
speak of a lady as “ gazelle-eyed” is to pay her one 
of the highest compliments. 
Where is the Antelope found ? In what respects does it resem- 
ble the goat, and in what the deer ? Describe its horns and 
colour. What is said of the eyes of the Anteiope or Gazelle ? 
