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DOG. 
and without confusion ; and in reality it is no more 
surprising to see a dog distinguish one card from 
thirty others, than it is to see him distinguish his 
master’s door from the rest of the neighbourhood. 
All the ingenious qualities, however, which a dog 
is capable of acquiring, are not half so valuable as 
those lively and courageous instances of friendship 
he discovers for his master ; and it is evident that 
the dog is consigned by Providence to the care of 
man, that he may serve him both as a companion 
and a safeguard. His attention is so great, that he 
seems to watch night and day to preserve his 
master from being injured by any one. He is ac- 
quainted with all that passes, and gives his master 
intelligence of each particular ; but makes no use 
of the information but what is conformable to his 
orders. 
The services we receive from dogs are as various 
as their species. The mastiff and the bull-dog 
guard our houses in the night, and reserve all their 
malignity for the season wherein people may form 
bad designs against us. The shepherds’ dogs are 
equally qualified to defend their master’s property 
and discipline the flock. Among the class of sport- 
ing dogs, the terrier has very short legs, to enable 
him to creep under the grass, and dart through 
brakes and bushes. The greyhound, to facilitate 
his speed through the air, has received a sharp 
head and a slender body : his legs, that are so long 
and spare, stretch over a large space of ground, and 
in swiftness he even exceeds the hare, whose whole 
