Natural History: Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c. &c, Volumen5H. D. Symonds, 1811 |
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Página 171 - ... of his food ; he is contented with the hardest and most disagreeable herbs, which the horse, and other animals will leave with disdain ; he is very delicate with respect to his water, for he will drink none but the clearest, and from rivulets which he is acquainted with ; he drinks as moderately as he eats, and does not put his nose in the water (through fear, as some say, of the shadow of his ears :) as care is not taken to currycomb him, he frequently rolls himself on the grass, thistles, and...
Página 176 - Gaul, which, he says, is a cold climate; and he adds, that a cold climate either prevents them from procreating their species, or causes them to degenerate; and that this last circumstance is the reason that they are small and weak in Illyria, Thrace, and Epirus. They appear to have come originally from Arabia, and to have passed from Arabia into Egypt, from Egypt into Greece, from Greece into Italy, from Italy into France, and afterwards into Germany, England, and lastly into Sweden, &c.
Página 261 - They are n people submitted to his management, whom he conducts and protects, and against whom he never employs force but for the preservation of good order. If we consider that this animal, notwithstanding his ugliness and his wild and melancholy look, is superior in instinct to all others ; that he has a decided character...
Página 169 - Ass has a naked tail; he is neither a stranger, an intruder, nor a bastard ; he has, like all other animals, his family, his species, and his rank ; his blood is pure; and although his nobility is less illustrious, yet it is equally good, equally ancient with that of the horse.
Página 170 - ... we only think of the figure and qualities of the Horse, which are wanting in him, and which he ought not to have.
Página 275 - ... himself ; that his sagacity astonishes at the same time that it gives repose to his master. while it requires great time and trouble to instruct other dogs for the purposes to which they are destined ; if we reflect on these facts, we shall be confirmed in the opinion that the shepherd's dog is the true dog of Nature, the stock and model of the whole species.
Página 171 - He is naturally as humble, patient, and quiet, as the horse is proud, ardent, and impetuous; he suffers with constancy, and perhaps with courage, chastisement and blows; he is moderate both as to the quantity and quality of his food; he is contented with the hardest and most disagreeable herbs, which the horse, and other animals, will leave with disdain; he is very delicate with respect to his water, for he will drink none but the clearest, and from rivulets...
Página 108 - It has been remarked, that studs situated in dry and light countries produce good tempered, swift, and vigorous Horses, with nervous legs and hard hoofs; while on the other hand, those which are bred in damp places, and in fat pasturage, have generally the head large and heavy, the legs thick, the hoofs soft, and the feet flat. This difference arises from the climate and food...
Página 172 - Pliny assures us, that, when they separate the mother from the young one, she will go through fire to recover it. The ass is also strongly attached to his master, notwithstanding he is usually ill treated; he will smell him afar off, and can distinguish him from all other men. He also knows the places where he has lived, and the ways which he has frequented. His eyes are good, and his smell acute; his ears are excellent, which has also contributed to his being numbered among timid animals...
Página 306 - Chatsworth, with the print of the toad upon it, and tradition of the manner in which it was found. In the Memoirs of the Academy of Sciences, there is an account of a toad found alive and healthy in the heart of a very thick elm, without the smallest entrance or egress.