Excerpt from Adam Clarke Portrayed, Vol. 2 Commentary on the Scriptures, towards the period of the publication of which we are fast approaching, and without at present touching on any peculiar views which he might entertain on particular portions of the Word of God, it may be observed, that, in speaking of the nachash or monkey species, he states, that he had paid some attention to the habits of these, as well as other, animals. He had, for a considerable time, a little monkey, which had become a favourite, owing to its gentleness, kindness, mimicry, and Sportiveness; but merry little Jack died and to Mr. Mc. N icoll, who had occasionally taken an interest in his frolics, the Doctor observed in a note - not without a touch of quiet humour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.