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(From The Taming of the Shrew) 



T ORD. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well 

 my hounds : 

 Brach Merriman, the poor cur is emboss'd ; 

 And couple Clowder with the deep-mouth'd brach. 

 Saw'st thou not, boy, how Silver made it good 

 At the hedge-corner, in the coldest fault ? 

 I would not lose the dog for twenty pound. 



First Huntsman. Why, Belman is as good as 

 he, my lord ; 

 He cried upon it at the merest loss 

 And twice to-day pick'd out the dullest scent : 

 Trust me, I take him for the better dog. 



Lord. Thou art a fool : if Echo were as fleet, 

 I would esteem him worth a dozen such. 

 But sup them well and look unto them all : 

 To-morrow I entend to hunt again. 



William Shakespeare. 



Hounds of Sparta o -*^> "^ o 



(From Midsummer Nighfs Dream) 



^THESEUS. Go, one of you, find out the 



Forester ; 

 For now our observation is perform'd ; 

 And since we have the vaward of the day, 



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