Recedes?

oblique ?

vivacious?

mortal?

incapable?

31. When the lion is roufed, he recedes with a flow, proud motion; he never goes off directly forward, nor measures his paces equally, but takes an oblique courfe, going from one fide to the other, and bounding, rather than running. When the hunters approach him, they either fhoot or throw their javelins; and in this manner disable him, before he is attacked by the dogs,many of whom he would otherwife destroy.

32. He is very vivacious, and is never killed at once, but continues to fight defperately even after he has received his mortal blow. He is alfo taken by pit-falls; the natives digging a deep hole in the ground, and covering it flightly over with fticks and earth; which, however, give way beneath his weight, and he finks to the bottom, from whence he has no means of efcape.'

33. But the most ufual manner of taking this animal, is while yet a cub, and incapable of refiftance. The place near the den of the depredations? lionefs is generally well known by the greatnefs of her depredations on that occafion; the natives, therefore, watch the time of her abfence, and, aided by a fwift horfe, carry off her cubs; which they fell to ftrangers, or to the great men of their country.

watch.

lioness.

34. In this animal, all the paffions, even of the most gentle kind, are in excefs, but particularly the attachment of the female to her young. The lionefs, tho naturally lefs ftrong, lefs courageous, and lefs mifchievous than mifchievous. the lion, becomes terrible when fhe has got young ones to provide for.

incurfions? intrepidity? and crimin

ately?

35. She then makes her incurfions with even more intrepidity than the lion himself; the throws her felf indifcriminately among men and other animals; deftroys without diftinction; loads herself with the fpoil, and brings

it home reeking to her tubs; whom the ac- Peeking? tuftoms betimes to cruelty and flaughter.

36. In Africa and the Eaft-Indies, the lion grows to an enormous height; that of Bil- enormous ? dulgerid is faid to be nearly five feet high,

and between nine and ten feet from the tip of the nose to the infertion of the tail. We height. have in the tower, at prefent, one of above four feet high, that was brought from Mo-rocco, which is the largeft that for fome time ordinary? paft has been seen in Europe. The ordinary lize is between three and four feet; the female being in all her dimenfions about one dimensions? 'third lefs than the male.

37. As to its age, from its imprifoned ftate, we can have no certainty; fince it is very probable, that, being deprived of its natural elimate, food and exercife, its life must be abridged'? very much abridged. However, naturalifts have hitherto been greatly mistaken as to the length of its existence.

38. The great he lion, called Pompey, Pompey
which died in the year 1760, was known to
have been in the tower for above feventy
years; and one lately died there, which was

brought from the river Gambia, that died Gambia,
above fixty three. The lion therefore, is a
very long lived animal; and, very probably,
in his native forefts, his age exceeds even that
of man himself.

QUES. Are animals affected by climate?In what manner? Where does the lion attain its greatest perfection ?-In what countries is it found?What is the character of the lion-form -figure-colour ?—On what animals does he prey ?how does he take his prey?--Enraged how does he appear?--What animals onture to engage him?-How is the lion bunted – taken ? What is his fize Is he long lived? Sce

Emus

This Reth.

exalt.

envy?

talents.

deprefs?

competitor?

emulation?

firmament ?

eminent?

defigns.

venom?

cell.

malice?

I.

Emulation.

F thy foul thirfteth for honor, if thy ear

Ihath any pleasure in the voice of praife,

raite thyself from the duft whereof thou art made, and exalt thy aim to fomething that is praife worthy. The oak that now spreadeth its branches towards the heavens, was once. but an acorn in the bowels of the earth.

3. Endeavour to be first in thy calling, what-ever it be; neither let any one go before thee in well doing: Nevertheless do not envy the merits of another, but improve thine own talents.

3. Scorn alfo to deprefs thy competitor by difhoneft or unworthy methods; ftrive to raife thyself above him oaly by excelling him; fo fhall thy conteft for fuperiority be crowned with honor, if not with fuccefs.

4. By a virtuous emulation the fpirit of manis exalted within him; he panteth after fame, and rejoiceth as a racer to run his courfe. He. rifeth like the palm tree in fpite of oppreffion; and,as an eagle in the firmament of heav en he foareth aloft and fixeth his eye upon the glories of the fun.

5. The examples of eminent men are in his vifions by night; and his delight is to follow them all the day long. He forme:h great defigns; he rejoiceth in the execution thereof; and his name goeth forth to the ends of the "orld.

But the heart of the envious man is gall efs; his tongue fpitteth venom; the neighbour breaketh his reft. He Dining; and the good that

and bitter..

fuccefs of his..
fitteth in his cell 1.
happeneth to another,-

is to him an evil.

7. Hatred and malice-t and there is no rest in him

ed upon his heart;

e feeleth in his

Own

own breast no love of goodnefs; and therefore believeth." believeth his neighbour is like unto himself:

8. He endeavoureth to depreciate thofe who excel him and putteth an evil interpretation depreciate on all their doings. He lieth on the watch, and meditates mifchief: But the deteftation excel. of man purfueth him, he is crushed as a fpider in his own web

I.

A

Character of a truly Polite man..

purfueth

Concious!

TRULY polite man is a perfon of a fettled and compofed carriage; his walk is eafy, natural and graceful; he doesnot move as if he thought he was admired, or was folicitous about it; as if he were confcious of shame, or were afraid of ridicule; he-ap- demeanour ? proaches you withanunftudied, unconstrained, and fimple demeanour; he has no jerk or tofs with his head, nor any fet fmile on his face, nor any gesture that favours of the dancing fchool, or the mirror: he stands fteady while he is fpeaking to you, looks you in the face, and talks not as if he wifhed others to liften rather than yourself, itealing perpetual glances at the company or the bye-tanders..

mirror 2:

2. What he means for you, he directs to you, oblique ?" and has nothing torturous, or oblique in the turn of his obfervations: he is ftill lefs inclined

cal?

to be problematical and myfterious, he never problemati-tells you halfa fecret, to make you more curi ous about the rest and to raile his confequence in your eyes: when he converfes, it is not as

if he were pumping from a refervoir, but draw protrude? ing from a fountain; he lets a good thing perith in his mind, rather than protrude it unfeafonably; his humour is the relaxation, and refervoir? not the ftretch of his understanding; and of a

Character more to amufe then to dazzle.

Thus,

Frugal ?

Specific?

meant.

erudition ?

refource?

3. Thus he never torments himself to produce mirth, and can bear his own filence rather than talk without ideas. He is frugal in compliment, and flatters more in actions than in words, in which cafe he may lofe the credit of a fine fpeech with the company; but the fpecific value of his compliment rifes proportionably in the eyes of the object for whom it

was meant.

4. He has erudition, but he can afford to let it sleep at times; it is not his only refource; and if his other refources occafionally fail him, he can redeem himself at a future opportuni ty.There is between his gefture and obfer vations, a correfpondence and confent, that equilibrium? communicate to his manners a certain harmo-` ny and equilibrium, and give a feeret charm to all he fays and does.

purade?

agility?

pliancy ?

patience.

disparage?

eulogy? affiduities? anfuborned. ancopied.

5. He never employs more force than is necellary to its object,nor makes a parade of grace and agility, when a fimplething is to be done. His principles, like his manners, are modest but firm; and he carries his pliancy to no fundamental articles of religion or morality, but fpeaks of the virtuous and the vicious as they are, if he speaks of them at all.

6. He hears with patience what you have to fay, and his anfwers prove he has been attending to you. He never fpeaks of his education before an ordinary man; of his riches, when in company with the diftreffed; or vaunts his happiness in the prefence of fuch as are ill at eafe; ftill lefs does he defparage himself unreasonably, for the fake of extorting this eulogy from you.

He

7. His affiduities are delicate and interefl ing, his tones natural, and his fmiles and his tears unbought, uncopied, unfuborned. hasfpirit and mettle enough,but it is not forthcoming on light occafions; and rather than

dif