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at iirfl, becaufe it makes its return from a 

 full ftomach, or that at ftarting, the lungs 

 having not fuffered much diftention, flie 

 breathes freer, which, by running low to the 

 earth, intermixes better with the herbage. 

 On the other hand, that a Hare long hunted 

 runs high, and of courfe emits her breath 

 farther off from the furface, therefore more 

 liable to be fooner feparated, and overcome 

 by wind and air. 



To the firft part I anfwer, the fafter a 

 Hare runs, the longer ftretches ; therefore 

 the lower fhe lies to the ground, but the 

 farther the Hounds are behind ; and her 

 breath (though expired ever fo free) re- 

 mains a long time, in proportion to the 

 diftance, before the Dogs come up to enjoy 

 it. 



In the fecond place, the hard hunted 

 Hare makes her ftretches ihorter, which 

 brings her body naturally more upright and 

 high from the furface, and the fcent hereby 

 is more liable to be fooner overcome by 

 wind and weather. But, then, as /he 

 breathes quick in proportion, as I juft faid, 

 and Hiortens her pace in a fenfible degree, 

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