. A New system of the natural history of quadrupeds, birds, fishes and insects . STING RAY. 0 l^ONGNOSEI) RAY I THE FIRE-FLARE lU polfon, like a fpine from the tail; It Is about fiveinches long, and about four inches behind the bodj. Ac-cording to the tremendous fables of Fllny, it is a venom fo potent, as to affecl even the animal cre-ation. Trees that are ftruck with it, inftantlj lofe theirverdure, and rocks themfelves are incapable of refillingthis powerful mrus *. It was with the fpine of the trj-gon, or fire-flare, that the enchantrefs Circe armed herfon; and with t
. A New system of the natural history of quadrupeds, birds, fishes and insects . STING RAY. 0 l^ONGNOSEI) RAY I THE FIRE-FLARE lU polfon, like a fpine from the tail; It Is about fiveinches long, and about four inches behind the bodj. Ac-cording to the tremendous fables of Fllny, it is a venom fo potent, as to affecl even the animal cre-ation. Trees that are ftruck with it, inftantlj lofe theirverdure, and rocks themfelves are incapable of refillingthis powerful mrus *. It was with the fpine of the trj-gon, or fire-flare, that the enchantrefs Circe armed herfon; and with this irrefiftible weapon, he, unintentional-ly, became the murderer of his father UlyJJes. What ahappinefs it Is that thefe animals do not frequent thewoods, and are fo feldom feen afhore ! Succeeding naturaiifts finding the tafle for the marvel-ous had decreafed in their age, have been obliged to givethe hiftory of this ^i^ix a greater degree of vevifimilirude ;curtailing it of its powers againfl inanimate nature, theyhave coiitented themfelves with making it formidable to thefiUlermcnf
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