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gle point of hearing, and running from the 

 danger that purfues. 



I {hall be laughed at, perhaps, by half the 

 Hunters in England, for advancing fuch a 

 feeming improbability -, but upon my word 

 it is true. Talk with any anatomift, that has 

 infpedled the ftrudture of this creature's ears, 

 and he will give you reafons in juftification 

 of what I have laid down. 



As the only prefervation a Hare has is 

 flying from danger, how natural and plain 

 is it for a common underflanding to recon- 

 cile the necellity of her being endued with 

 fuch a proper affifling fenfation, whereby 

 Ihe may receive timely information of the 

 diftant or near approach of the enemy. 



Without fuch quicknefs of hearing from 

 behind, a Hare might run blind, or to 

 death, after fhe was out of harm's way, for 

 want of being fenfible of it. I challenge 

 all the Huntfmen in Great Britain, that are 

 of veracity, to fay, a frefli Hare, ftarted or 

 courfed, ever flops or turns her head to look 

 back : how is flie fenlible, then, fhe is clear 

 from the enemy that purfued her ? She has 



no 



