ON COURSING. 117 



The more opulent Celts/ who live in luxury, course in the Chap. XIX.* 

 following mnnner. They send out hare-finders ^ early in the coursing'w^iih 

 morning to look over such places as are likely to afford hares hare-tiuders. 

 in fonn ; ^ and a messenger brings word if they have found 

 any, and what number. They then go out themselves, and 

 having started the hare, slip the dogs after her, and follow on 

 horseback.* 



But others, who have no hare-finders, go out on horseback, Chap. xx. 

 collecting a large party of fellow-sportsmen together ; and finders^'^'^" 

 coming to likely lying-ground, when a hare is started, they 

 slip their dogs. While others again, who are more of work- 

 men at the sport, sally forth on foot ; ^ and if any one 



* In the Paris edition of 1644, in Blancard's of 1683, and in Zeune's, this Chapter 

 stands after Chap. xiv. ; but, on the authority of Schneider, it is more appropriately 

 introduced in this place. Indeed the present, and two following chapters, treat of 

 the diflFerent modes of coursing among the Celts, and might all be united under one 

 title. 



1. "Offot /jLev irXovTOvaiv aurwv Kol Tpvpwffiv — the superior class of Celtic gentry, 

 nobility, &c. 



2. Tohs KaTOTrrevaovTas — finders to look over, &c. The French say, " aller a la Encyc.M^thod. 

 vue." — "c'est decouvrir s'il v a dans le pays des betes courables." ..,„ 



3. 'Avairav6fi(vos \aytis. No description can surpass in accuracy and elegance 



that of the hare in her form by the elder Xenophon : KoTOKXtVerat Se inrodtls to, viro- De Venat. 

 K(c\ia imh ras \ay6vas, to Sg TrpSffdev (TkeAtj to. TrKelara (Twdels Kul e/creiVas, eV &Kpovs *•• ^' ^' 



Se Toiis irddas ttjc yevvv KciTadels, ra Se Sira iinirerdcras iirl ras ai/j-OTrAdras' elra 5e 

 ivoffriyei ret vypd' €xei 5e koI rrju Tpix« (rreyav-qv iru/cj/rj yap Kal /xaXaKT]. 



4. The example of the Celtic nobility of Arrian's days was followed by those of a 

 later date. Bruyer relates (de Re Cib. c. 24.) " Gallia omnisleporibusscatel, ideoque 

 horum venatio peculiaris est mediocri nobilitati et primariae non invisa." And Bap- 

 tists Guarinus notes of the X'eronese territory, that it abounds with hares, and affords 

 opportunities for long courses : 



Namque hie si studeas lepores agitare fugaces, 

 Cursibus effusis aquora longa patent. 



1. AvTovpyoi Kwi^ytnioov. Upon this expression Henry Stephens merely remarks. 



