A
DISSERTATION
ON THE
DUTY OF MERCY
AND
SIN OF CRUELTY
TO
BRUTE ANIMALS.
LOVE is the great Hinge upon which universal Nature turns. The Creation is a transcript of the divine Goodness; and every leaf in the Book of Nature reads us a lecture on the wisdom and benevolence of its great Author. The Philosopher inured to study and contemplation, untainted with pride, and unbiased by prejudice, sees
B