The English spelling book : accompanied by a progressive series of easy and familiar lessons, intended as an introduction to the English language . A GOAT is soinouiiat like ;i sheep ; IjuI h;\s h- irlij^fead of wool. The wiiite liaii is v;iLii-a-l)U 1 >rwigs; cloth iriav also bo inaiie of the goafs hair. T!ieskin of the goal is more useful than that of the I slieep. tioaLs seem to have more than sheep —T ev like to rove upon hills, are fond of bjowsingupon vines, and delight in the hark of trees.—Among ii;n:jntains they clinih the steepest rocks,and si)ring from blow to brow. Their
The English spelling book : accompanied by a progressive series of easy and familiar lessons, intended as an introduction to the English language . A GOAT is soinouiiat like ;i sheep ; IjuI h;\s h- irlij^fead of wool. The wiiite liaii is v;iLii-a-l)U 1 >rwigs; cloth iriav also bo inaiie of the goafs hair. T!ieskin of the goal is more useful than that of the I slieep. tioaLs seem to have more than sheep —T ev like to rove upon hills, are fond of bjowsingupon vines, and delight in the hark of trees.—Among ii;n:jntains they clinih the steepest rocks,and si)ring from blow to brow. Their young iscalled a kid : the flesh of kids is esteemed ; glovosare made of their skins. Peisons of weak con-sl-iu-ti-ons iiriidi the milk of goats. Goats are very-j)layfnl; but they somelimes butiaganst little boys, and knock them down, when they%pe teazetl aruJ pulled by the buurtl ox horus H a, 90 Lessons ira Katural History 6. THE THE dog is gifted witii that sa-ga-ci-t\, vigilance,Piid tidelity, wiiich qualify fiim to be the guard, thecoii)-pan-i-oii, and the fiiend of man ; and happy ishe finds a fiiend as true and faithful as this ani-mai, who will ratlier die by the side of liis master,ihan take a bribe of a stranger to betray him. Noother animal is so much the com-j)an-i-on of man astne dog. The dog ui:derstands his master by thetone of his voice; nay, even by his loolcs he is readyto obey him. !)ogs are very ser-vice-a-ble to man. A dogwill coi duct a flock of sheep, and will use noroiighness but to those which straggle, ami thenmerely to bring them back. The dog is said is a stranger ns soon as he arrives ; whoauderatujuis his own naiae and Die voice of tht^ Lessons in jYaiural History. 91 domestics ; and who, when he has iost Jiis master,calls for liim by cries and la-meii-ta-ti-o
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