from Xenophon, ' 39 



and fpeak to them, and encourage them, 

 till they hit it off again. 



When the fcent is very ftrong, they rufh 

 upon it leaping, crowding together, and 

 {looping down, and, fignifying it in this 

 manner by well-known figns, they purfue 

 very fwiftly : but while they thus perfifl in 

 the fcent clofe to each other, the Huntfman 

 muft reflrain himfelf, and not follow the 

 dogs too near, left, through emulation, 

 they fliould over-run the fcent. 



When they come near the Hare, and 

 difcover it plainly to the Huntfman, he 

 /liould be very careful, that, through fear 

 of tlie dogs, fhe does not ileal off before he 

 comes up j while they, fhaking their tails, 

 joftling one againfl the other, fpringing up 

 often, doubling their tongues, and lifting 

 up their heads towards the Huntfman, dif- 

 cover that they themfelves are certain of the 



woods were furrounded ; therefore, the trying them round 

 was to find through what mews the Hare had efcaped, or 

 whether fhe had made a fhort turn back, jull as we now try 

 jound the hedge of an enclofed ground. 



D 4 fcent. 



