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ſpecies of animal. A Chriſtnah, a Lechemi, a Madu aſſuming, in the courſe of their eternal metempſychoſis, the form of a cow, a lizard, or a monkey, ſanctify and render inviolate the perſons of thoſe animals; and thus, with the ſentiments of pity, concur the prejudices of religion, to protect the mute creation from thoſe in juries which the powerful are but too prone to inflict upon the weak.
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