7 6 Ohfervations on 



that there will be a great difficulty, or im- 

 poffibility, of trailing to her feat, becaufe 

 her morning retreat being on the top of the 

 frozen dew, the fcent is either dilfolved, or 

 corrupted, or diffipated, and exhaled. It is 

 true, after fuch a night, the Dogs will find 

 work in every field, and often hunt in full 

 cry, but it will be generally backward, and 

 always in vain ; her midnight ramblings, 

 which were covered by the froft, being now 

 open, frefh, and fragrant. If the faid froft 

 begins later in the morning, after Pufs is 

 ieated, there is nothing to be done till that 

 is gone off, and this is the reafon that we 

 often fee the whole pack picking out a walk 

 at nine or ten in the fame path where Sweet- 

 lips herfelf could not touch at feven. Again, 

 if the froft began early enough, and con- 

 tinues fteadily till you are gotten into the 

 fields, you may then make it good to her 

 feat, as well as at other times on naked 

 ground, though you muft exped: to run a 

 good rifque at the going off of the frolf, 

 according to the obfervations already laid 

 down. 



It is alfo to be remembered, that there 



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