The Dolphin — The Unicorn. 
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THE DOLPHIN. 
This is the Dolphin of heraldry, and as fabulous an ani- 
mal as any here mentioned, as may be seen by comparing 
it with the figure of the real Dolphin, given with the 
description in a former part of this work. This fish was 
said to curl up his back to carry his favourites over the 
seas without, wetting them ; and to assume the most bril- 
liant colours in dying, changing from a bright blue to as 
bright a yellow, and then to red and green, &c. &c. 
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THE UNICORN. 
This is another offspring of the lively and fruitful fancy 
of man. It is represented as a compound of the horse 
and stag, the head and body belong to the former, and 
the hoofs to the latter, while the horn, the tufts, and the 
