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others attack him behind ; the lion, finding him-* 
self wounded in the rear* turns that way, and 
thus gives the man he first attacked an opportu- 
nity to recover. In this manner they attack him 
on all sides ; until, at last, they entirely disable, 
and then dispatch him. This superiority in the 
numbers, and the arts of man, that are sufficient 
to conquer the lion, serve, also to enervate and 
discourage him ; for he is brave only in proper-* 
tion to the success of his former encounters. In 
the vast deserts of Zaara, in the burning sands 
that lie between Mauritania and Negroland, in 
the uninhabited countries that lie to the north 
<of CafFraria, and, in general, in all the deserts of 
Africa, where man has not fixed his habitation, 
the lions are found in great numbers, and preserve 
their natural courage and force. Accustomed 
to measure their strength with every animal they 
meet, the habit of conquering renders them intre- 
pid and terrible. Having never experienced the 
dangerous arts and combinations of man, they have 
no apprehensions from his power. They boldly 
face him, and seem to brave the force of his arms. 
W ounds rather serve to provoke their rage than 
repress their ardour. They are not daunted even 
with the opposition of numbers ; a single lion of 
the desert often attacks an entire caravan ; and 
after an obstinate combat, when he finds himself 
overpowered, instead of Hying, he continues to 
combat, retreating, and still facing the enemy 
till he dies. On the contrary, the lions which 
inhabitthe peopled countries of Morocco or India, 
having become acquainted with human power, 
and experienced man’s superiority, have lost all 
iheri courage, so as to be scared away with a 
shout; and seldom attack any but the unresisting 
flocks or herds, which even women and children 
are sufficient to protect. 
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