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Chap. V. and, while I am taking exercise, sits down by me. On my 

 return he rmis before me, often looking back to see whether I 

 had turned any where out of the road ; ^ and as soon as he 

 catches sight of me, showing symptoms of joy, and again 

 trotting on before me. If I am going out on any government 

 business, he remains with my friend, and does exactly the 

 same towards him. He is the constant companion of which- 

 ever may be sick ; "^ and if he has not seen either of us for 

 only a short time, he jumps up repeatedly by way of saluta- 

 tion, and barks with joy, as a greeting to us. At meals he 

 pats us first with one foot and then with the other, ^ to put us 

 in mind that he is to have his share of food. 9 He has also 



Equo seu fuit ire, sive curru, 

 Seu tritS, pedibus vik voluptas. 

 Hinc me carior baud erat ; nee alter 

 Posthac est aliis futurus annis 

 Me carus niagis, aut magis peritus 

 Blandiri domino, &c. 



J. Darcii Venu- 

 sini Canes. 



6. 'Evaviovros irpoetcri, Oafitva iiriaTpe(poii.4vr\, k. t. A. 



■ si post terga relinquas, 



(Nam dorainum crebio aspiciens ol)servat euntem) 

 Ills moram cursu pensat, viden' ecce repente 

 A tergo ut vultuque hilaris blanditur amico, &c. 



Vanierii Praed. 

 Rustic. L. IV. 



fidas ad limina custos 



Excubias agit, et nutus observat heriles ; 

 Ut quo jussa vocant velocior advolet : idem 

 Nunc hilari congaudet liero, nunc tristior agro 

 Assidet. 



Eclog. VI. 35. 



8. So Calpumius of the pet stag : 



sequiturque vocantem 



Credulus, et raensa; non improba porrigit era. 



9. The ancients cleansed their hands with the soft crumb of bread after meals, and 

 threw it to their dogs. These pieces of bread were called a.TToixayhaXiak : the jue»- 

 Xiyixara of the Homeric simile : 



