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LION. 
of Dr. Shaw, that the Romans carried fifty times as 
many lions from Libya, in one year, to combat in 
their amphitheatres, as are to be found in the whole 
country at this time. 
The bold and majestic figure of the lion, added 
to his noble gait and terrible voice, are calculated 
to inspire the beholders with feelings not easily 
described. Muscular, compact, and well propor- 
tioned, the lion is a perfect model of strength joined 
with agility ; and it is only necessary to see him 
in order to be convinced of his superior force. His 
large head, surrounded with a dreadful mane, which 
he can erect at pleasure, all those muscles that ap- 
pear under the skin swelling with the slightest 
exertions ; and the great breadth of his paws, with 
the thickness of his limbs, plainly evince that no 
other animal in the forest is capable of opposing 
him. 
The great strength of the lion’s neck led Ari- 
stotle to suppose that it was composed of one solid 
bone. On the contrary, it has as many bones as 
fall to the share of other quadrupeds, and the error 
could only originate from the amazing strength of 
the muscles which are connected to the bones of that 
part. The tongue is very rough, and beset with 
prickles which have the grain turned backward; 
the eyes are bright and fiery, and, upon the least 
irritation, seem to glow with peculiar lustre; nor 
even in death does this terrible look forsake them. 
The internal parts of this animal, as well as the 
