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Chap. XII. quife ccased coursing, let it be done more frequently. Slip 

 them in pairs, a brace at a time, so that by contending and 

 playing with each other, they may enjoy their pleasure, and 

 take their exercise together. But on no account let many 

 loose at once, as they sometimes do great mischief by falling 

 on each other. - Never slip a strong and full-grown dog with 

 a puppy ; for the old dog is an overpowering and distressing 

 antagonist for the youngster, easily overtaking him in pursuit, 

 and as readily running away from him, and leaving him 

 behind ; whereby the pup must of course be cowed and dis- 

 spirited, having in either case the worst of the contest. And 

 farther, such as are spiteful towards each other, never give 

 these their liberty at one and the same time, lest they injure 

 one another. For there are dogs, as well as men, with 

 mutual antipathies, and others again with mutual attach- 

 ments. 3 Those of the same sex are particularly inimical to 

 each other, dogs to dogs, and bitches to bitches ; and this 



leave to play and scope about you, so that he may skummer and emptie his body ; 

 which when lie hath done sufEciently, you shall then take him up in your leash 

 againe, and so walk him home and kennell him ; this you shall doe after the same 

 manner in the evening ; and also if your dogge bee stronge and lustie, at night after 

 sapper, and then bringing him home, bring him to the fire, and there let him stretch 

 and beake themselves, and with your hand grope and cleanse them from ticks and 

 other filth, which done leade thera to the kennell, and shut them up for all night." 



2. 'EiJ.iriirTov<Tai yap a,\\-fi\ais tuTLV tfre jxeydKa KaKo. ipyd^ovrat. 



Apollon.Rliod. dool Kives afKpieopSmes 



L. III. 1372. 'AWiiKovs fipvxri^hv iSri'iop. 



Somerville's For oft in sport 



Chace. B. i. Begun, combat ensues ; growling they snarl. 



Then on their haunches rear'd, rampant they seize 

 Each other's throats ; with teeth and claws in gore 

 Besmear'd, they wound, they tear, till on the ground 

 Panting, half dead the conquer'd champion lies, &c. 



3. Blancard's reading of <piKat is adopted instead of that of the first edition of 

 Paris, &(pi\at. 



