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46 NATURAL HISTORY. 
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“ereature, we may prefume, that nature efpecially form- 
ed him for the guardianfhip of mankind; and being the 
particular growth of thiscountry, weought to hold 
ourfelves greatly indebted to providence, for fo par- 
tial and invaluable a bounty which is beftowed upon 
us for accommodation. 
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GREY HOUND. 
Tu IS is the fwifteft of alldogs, and purfues ahare . 
by the fight, not by fmell. Nature, having denied it 
an acute fcent, has recompenfed it with extraordi- 
nary fpeed. Such is his ftaunchnefs for hunting, 
that, while he keepsthe game in view, he will continue 
running until he expires, or takes his prey. The 
head and legs are long, and the body fo exceedingly 
flender, thatnothing can bemore adapted for fleetnefs. 
The grey hound was formerly efteemed among the 
firft rank of dogs; which appears by the foreft laws of 
king Canute, wherein it is enacted, that no perfon, 
uncer the degree ofa gentleman, fhould prefume to 
keep a grey hound, . Wa 
“The various kinds of this animal are, the Spanith 
grey hound, which is fleek and {mall; and the orien-' 
tal grey hound, which is tall and flender, has very 
pendulous ears, and long hair on the tail. 
AOHOVQIO— 
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POINTER. ” 
"Tuts dog is moft excellent in Soain! It is about 
the fize of abull dog, and fpotted like a fpaniel. In 
difpofition, it is docile, and capable of being trained | 
