58 . Coiirfmg, 



country alfo are more advantageous to thf 

 Hare than the dog, fuch as rough and 

 ^{lony ground, and -f- fieep or uneven places, 

 ]x)th becaufe fhe is light, and becaufe her 

 feet, on account of the fur, is not hurt by 

 the roughnefs of the ground ; befide, the 

 l^eing running for her life takes away all 

 fenfe of difficulty. 



If the % dog has caught the Hare, or 

 otherwife behaved well, you il:iould dif- 

 inount and encourage hiirij, and pat him, 

 flroking his head, and putting back his 

 ears, and calling him by his name, as. 

 Well dqne, Cyrrah \ Well done, Bonna I 

 There's a good Orme ! and fo each by his 

 name, for they love to be praifed, as well 

 as men of a generous fpirit, If the dogs, 

 through fatigue, let the Hare efcape, they 

 will neverthelefs approach with pleafure 

 and carcfs their mailer. It is then good 



* <t£XXiM»£,-. <I>=xXek. So the Athenians call rocky places^ 

 that are ftony at bottom, with a very thin covering of earth 



at top.— —Su I DAS. 



•f T» erift*. The word is ufcd in this fenfe by Xeno- 

 phon. See p. 25, note f . 



1 Arriqndid not always follow this rule. Seep. 56. 



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