THE 
GARDEN SNAIL. 
Generic Character. 
The Animal a Slug. 
Shell fpiral, fub-pellucid. 
Aperture femi-lunar. 
Specific Character, &c. 
SNAIL with a (hell of a pale colour, with broad 
interrupted bands of brown. 
The COMMON GARDEN SNAIL. 
See to the fight the gentle warriors move, 
And dart with harmlefs force the fiiafts of love ! 
The Snail is amongft the number of thofe animals 
which we are apt to overlook on account of their fcem- 
ingly contemptible appearance, but which will per¬ 
haps open to our attentive furvey a greater variety of 
curious particularities than mod other creatures can 
exhibit. The anatomy of the fnail is full of wonders, 
and a volume might be written on its hiftory; but, 
without defcending to a tedious narrative of all its 
parts, I fhall only mention a few of the moft remark¬ 
able ones. The eyes of Snails are fituated on the tips 
of the two longed horns, and though their exidence 
has 
