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life, and in fuch a fimple manner ? How 

 happens (lie fo often to run headlong into 

 vifible danger ; into the Traveller's open 

 arms, or Houfe-cur's jaws, without dif- 

 cretion enough to turn to right or left, to 

 avoid fuch accidents ? 



To this may be anfwered, the poor Hare 

 is far from being without failings, nay, on 

 the contrary, hath numberlefs imperfec- 

 tions. The very excellence of running 

 from, or avoiding one danger, notorioufly 

 drives her head-long into another, till ilie 

 meets her ruin. She is too often llupid 

 and fenfelefs of the danger that lies moft ap- 

 parent, and plain as pofTible, which has 

 occalioned innumerable arguments among 

 Huntfmen, and many reafons have been 

 given for it by Naturalifts _; to you I fub- 

 mit the following : 



Firft, I beg to obferve, notwithilanding 

 the defcription given of Hares ears, and how 

 advantageoufly fituated, there is an incon- 

 veniency attends them, which perhaps ne- 

 ver happened within the conlideration of fe- 

 veral good Sportfmen. It is natural for 

 mankind, who have never refiedted on the 



matter. 



