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the ball or toes of the feet. This tender- 

 nefs is natural to fome, and is a fault in the 

 breed, one of their excellencies being (as be- 

 fore mentioned) hard dry foles : in others 

 it proceeds from difufe, in which it is foon 

 remedied ; moderate exercife every day will 

 foon bring the feet into order, and make 

 them fufficiently hard, to endure diverlion. 



But as to the Hare being tender in her 

 feet, a little obfervation may convince fuch 

 cafuifts of their miftake -, Nature having 

 been in this particular iingularly liberal 

 to the poor Hare, by fupplying her with 

 fuch feet, as are abfolutely free from, and 

 not fubjed; to tendernefs ; or fcarce fufcep- 

 tible of hurt, fo as to incommode, or re- 

 tard her in running. 



Pray obferve what a fmall web there is 

 between the claws, and the admirable de- 

 ficiency of foles or toes underneath ! With 

 fubmiflion, what hath fhe to fear then from 

 the flinty highway, the uneven fevere 

 frofty path, the poignant bramble, or 

 piercing black-thorn ? Nothing — the balls 

 of her feet being fupplied, inftead of hard 



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