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Having besought the aid of him whose rule extends from 

 the rising sun to the extreme limits of the ocean, to favour his 

 design, he enters on his subject by saying, that a god first taught 

 mortals the three kinds of chace, the aerial, the terrestrial, and 

 the marine, 



Hsf ojv, ^^01/1711/ re, XXI ihaXtrjv lg»rtivt;ii' 



These three modes are compared, to illustrate the danger of hunt- 

 ing. The pursuit of birds, and the toils of the fisherman are 

 exempt from danger, and accompanied with pleasure : but it is a 

 far different task to contend with the lion, the panther, and other 

 ferocious beasts. The fisherman, sitting on a rock, and drawing 

 up the fish, is very poetically described. L. 56 — 61. 



Th' intrepid fisher, by the sea-beat shore. 



With bending rod, and hooks distained with gore. 



Sits on the cliffj and oft delights to feel 



The playful fish upon his barbs of steel ; 



From depths profound he lifts the finny prey, 



Dancing in air, and gasping life away. 



The personal qualifications of the hunter, his dress and arms, 

 are next described. Obesity is a great obstacle to activiy; he 

 should therefore be light, agile, and strong ; his right hand armed 

 with two javelins, his girdle with a sword, while by his left he 

 guides his dogs, as a rider his horse by the reins. His vest 

 should be tucked above his knee, and his cloak should hang back 

 from his shoulders, in such a manner as not to approach his hands. 



