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Some in the flames,* the wheels and bridles throw, 
The swords and helmets of the vanquish’d foe; 
Some the known shields their brethren bore in vain. 
And unsuccessful jav’lins of the slain, 
Pitt’s Virg. lib. xi. 1. 266. 
It has been long since observed, that 
the two extremes of heat and cold are 
alike unfavourable to the growth of such 
animals as may be considered indigenous 
to the temperate zone. Excessive heat 
in the one case induces relaxation ; while 
the contrary extreme diminishes the vi¬ 
tal principle, and stunts the growth of the 
animal. The animals common to Bri¬ 
tain are, in the Shetland Isles, of a great¬ 
ly reduced size. Their horses, familiar 
to us by the name of shelties, are very 
numerous, and seldom more than nine 
or ten hands high. They are covered 
with long hair, and are remarkably strong, 
spirited, and not unhandsome. They 
are chiefly used for carrying home peats, 
* The funeral piles. 
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