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Rh ,) either for the love of knowledge, or of miſchief, to ſteal or lay hold of their neighbours Dogs, in order to diſſect them. We may hear them often diſplaying their ſkill, with pert eloquence ; boaſting of their diſcoveries in the circulation of the blood, the contexture of the muſcles, the progreſs of the nerves, veins, and arteries, and learnedly diſcanting on the glands or ſtrainers, the imperceptible ducts of the lacteals, as well as the ſpiral motion of the bowels. To ſuch I recommend a little farther and more particular enquiry into the ſpecial formation of theſe creatures. Let them employ their knives, their glaſſes, and their pens, to deſcribe to us ignorant Country 'Squires the organs of ſound, as well as ſcent, in this domeftic animal we ſo much delight in. I leave to theſe curious Vurtuoſi to delineate the lamina of the Beagles noſes, with thoſe innumerable ol-factory tubes and pores of all ſizes and figures, that are ſpread over or paſs through them. Let them nicely inveſtigate thoſe minute fibres which compoſe their lungs, trachea, lips, and palate; thoſe veſſels Rh