ON COUUSING. 



89 



good-tempered to their feeder, it is rather a favourable sign 

 than otherwise. - 



1 once knew a greyhound, who was dull and sullen at home, 

 and took no pleasure in any of the persons about him ; but, 

 when led out hunting, was beyond measure delighted, and 

 showed, by smiling and fawning at every body that came near 

 him, that he was vexed at staying at home. This may be 

 held a good sign. 



The best dogs, however, are those of most attachment to 

 man, and to whom no human countenance is strange. ^ Such, 

 on the other hand, as are afraid of people, and astounded at 

 noise, * obstreperous, and often excited without cause, are 

 senseless brutes of no pluck. Like men that are timid and 

 frightened out of their wits, such dogs as these can never be 

 deemed of generous blood. Those, too, are bad, which, 

 when let loose from couples in a field, do not come back at 

 the call of their keeper, but gallop away. ^ If you call them in 



Chap. VII. 



From obedi- 

 ence in the 

 field. 



2. T(f Se avaTp4<povTi ■irpo(T<j>i\us. Oppian would have hounds friendly to all men 

 alike : 



"iriroKTi Kparepolcri 5' bixiiBees aypevrripes 

 f^eri VT)iriax<^v tcmtiv, fifpSweacri re iraaiv 

 ijOdStoi (piXioi re, nSvoicri Se dripecriv ixBpoi, 



Oppian. 



Cyneg. i 



V. 445. 



3. KpaTiarai Se oi (piXavdpwirSraTat — the best greyhounds are the most kindly- 

 affectioned. Martial's Lydia was gentle at home, but savage in the wood, 



Venatrix sylvis aspera, blanda domi : 



and De Langley's greyhound, " curtaise and nought to felle, wel folowyng his 

 maister and doyng whatever he hym commaundeth. He shuld be good and kyndly 

 and clene, glad and joyful and playeing wel willyng, and goodly to alle maner 

 folkes, save to wilde beestis, upon whom he shuld be felle spitous and egre." 



4. 'Tirh ^6(pov iKirX-iynovTai. 



Start at the starting prey or rustling wind. 



5. All these particulars are, for the most part, matters of education and discipline ; 

 but are partially dependent on innate disposition. Education, however, is very iui- 



M 



Epigram. 

 L.ii. 



iMagster of 

 ©amc. c. XV. 



fol. 66. 



Tickell's 



Fragment on 



Hunting. 



