Ass
.—A beast of burthen. The celebrated naturalist Buffon says, that an ass is the most patient of all animals; but the philosopher had never read the history of John Bull.
.—A beast of burthen. The celebrated naturalist Buffon says, that an ass is the most patient of all animals; but the philosopher had never read the history of John Bull.
Entry taken from Political Dictionary, edited by Charles Pigott from prison and printed in 1795.