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(24) I was amazed; and as much as ever I upon ſuch an occafion, afflicted, at ſeeing  great affection of the little animal  its wounded mother, heedleſs of its  life or ſafety. I therefore cried to them, ſpare the mother, though it was then too late; and the calf had made ſeveral rude  upouupon [sic] me, which I avoided  difficulty; but I am happy, to this day,  the reflection that I did not ſtrike it. laſt, making one of its attacks upon a gentleman, it hurt him a little on the leg; upon which he thurſt it through with his lance as others did after, and it then fell dead before its wounded mother, whom it had affectionately defended. It was about ſize of an aſs, but round, big bellied,  heavily made; and was ſo furious, and unruly, that it would eaſily have broken  the leg either of man or horſe, could it  overtaken them and joſtled againſt them properly.

Here is an example of a beaſt (a young one too) poſſeſſing abſtracted ſentiments to a very high degree. By its flight on firſt appearance of the hunters, it is plain  apprehended danger to itſelf, it alſo reflected upon that of its mother, which was  cauſe of its return to her aſſiſtance."

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