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Hare Hunting,

bodies, by ruſhing on in a warlike manner, by trying to ſurpaſs each other in ſpeed, by running eagerly together, by now crowding cloſe, and then diſperſing, and then again ruſhing on, till at length they come to the ſeat of the Hare, and run in upon her.

She immediately jumps up and flies, the dogs purſuing [1] her in full cry, thoſe who follow crying out, [2] Halloo, Dogs! Halloo Rogues! that's good, Dogs! that's right, Dogs! and the Huntſman, wrapping his coat round his hand, and holding his pole, ſhould follow the dogs, taking care to keep behind the Hare, and not to head her, which is [3] unſportſmanlike.

The Hare running off, and ſoon being out of ſight, generally comes back again to the place where ſhe was found; the Huntſman calling to the [4] perſon at the nets, To

  1. Ἐφ᾿ αὐτὸν ὑλαγμὸν ποἰησει τῶν κυνῶν, καὶ κλαγγὴν φεύγων.
  2. Ἰῶ κύνες, ἰῶ κακὰς.
  3. Ἀπειρον γὰρ.
  4. This is the only ſenſe I can make of the words ἀναβοὰν δ᾿ ἐκεὶνον, as Leunclave reads. The common reading is κοὶνον, i. e. the whole field calling out: but then we muſt ſupply ſome word to expreſs "to the man at the nets," to make any ſenſe at all of the paſſages.
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