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came within reach, "and then seized them by a sud- 
den spring. 
The land spaniel, which probably had its 
name from Spain, where it might have acquired 
the softness of its hair, is," well known at present. 
There are two varieties of this kind ; namely, the 
slater, used in hawking, to spring the game ; and 
the setter, that crouches down when it scents the 
birds, till the net be drawn over them. I have 
read somewhere that the famous poet. Lord Surry, 
was the first who taught dogs to set ; ' it being 
an amusement, to this day, only known in England. 
f<r The water spaniel was another species used 
in fowling. This seems to be the most docile ol 
all the dog kind ; and this docility is particularly 
owing to his natural attachment to man. Many 
other kinds will not bear correction ; but this 
patient creature, though very fierce to strangers, 
seems unalterable in his affections ; and blows and 
ill usage seem only to increase his regard. 
“ The lap-dog, at the time of Doctor Cains, 
was of Maltese breed ; at present it comes from 
different countries ; in general, the more auk-* 
ward or extraordinary these are, the more they are 
prized. 
“ The shepherd’s dog has been already mention- 
ed, and as for the mastiff, he is too common to 
require a description. Doctor Cains tells us, that 
three of these .were reckoned a match for a bear, 
and four for a lion. However, we are told that 
three of them overcame a lion in the time of king 
James the first ; two of them being disabled in 
the combat, the third obliged the lion to seek for 
safety by flight. 
As to the last division, namely, of the 
wappe, the ti'.rnspit, and the dancer, these were 
mongrels, of aq ..certain shape and made use of 
