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THE DOG. 
great his ardour in the chase as not unfre' 
quently to occasion his death. BufFon con' 
jectures the greyhound to be a variety of th^ 
Irish wolf-dog, rendered more delicate by th® 
difference of climate and management ; and h 
must be admitted that, both in form and dis' 
position, it bears a strong resemblance to that 
animal. In ancient times greyhounds were 
held in such esteem as to be considered a va' 
luable present from or to princes ; and, by the 
forest-laws of Canute, all persons under the 
degree of a gentleman were forbidden to keep 
a dog of that kind. 
The remaining figure, on the left of the 
engraving, is the dog of Mackenzie river. He 
is found in the northern parts of the American 
continent, and is a slender, graceful animab 
with sharp nose and pricked ears, very much 
resembling, except in colour, the arctic foX 
of the same regions, of which indeed he i® 
considered as a variety. The hair, for the 
