This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 edition. Excerpt: ... tleeper was now so far recovered, that his life was 110 longer in danger; nor was there any reason to doubt his soon having the full use of his leg that had been injured: but he had not yet obtained strength sufficient to attempt the escape from his present abode, which he certainly meditated. Kindly ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 edition. Excerpt: ... tleeper was now so far recovered, that his life was 110 longer in danger; nor was there any reason to doubt his soon having the full use of his leg that had been injured: but he had not yet obtained strength sufficient to attempt the escape from his present abode, which he certainly meditated. Kindly as he was used, and it was impossible he could receive more kindness any where, he had not forgot the master who had formerly cherished him, and whom he had lost through his own negligence and inattention. He began to entertain a better opinion of mankind than he had lately been induced to form: but still, of all the race, he loved none so dearly as his master; and next to him, his family.' The conversation happened, one day, to bring on this subject. Caroline was much grieved to hear it the general opinion that Keeper would leave her as soon as he was well. She urged the well known gratitude of the species, in contradiction of ah idea which she thought at once disgraceful to Keeper's character and her attention. The magistrate said, he hoped the lady would forgive him, if ho differed as to the inference to be drawn from the prevailing sentiment of gratitude: for, to him it seemed, that this very feeling would lead the dog to seek again his Original owner.--The magistrate here enlarged on the virtues of dogs in general, and their characteristics., The understanding of dogs," he said," surpasses that of all other animals, except man and the elephant.," Are not apes and monkeys very sensible?," They are reckoned among the most stupid of quadrupeds," answered the magistrate;" the appearance of understanding in them is entirely in consequence of the ressemblance which their form bears to that of man: but this similarity is, in fact, a convincing...
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G+ 12mo. A good copy, half leather with blue marbled boards. Some peeling of outer skin of leather and minor bumping to cover corners. Banded and decorated spine with red title piece. Foxing to eps and fore edge and a little throughout. Binding firm. Immediate despatch from the UK.
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Reprint. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. 15cm by 12cm. pp 123. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered gilt at the spine and black on the front cover. From the series 'The favourite library'. First published 1803. Thirteenth thousand stated on the half title page. No date, circa 1880. Colour frontispiece. Slight rubbing at spine ends and slight browning to endpapers with a prize dedication on the verso front endpaper dated 1880, otherwise sound, very good.
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