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his voice. If the liare lias made for the mountains, he should en- 

 courage tliom with Ei/a Kvves, eva w Kvres : but it" they have over-shot sic aimd 



the scent, he should call them back — Hark back, dogs ! hark hack ! bacc'l)a^ntiuiJ*in 

 — oh naXiv, ov iraXiv w Kvve.s : when brought back to the scent, he moatibus! 

 should draw around, making many casts, {kvk\ovs,^) even up to the Vide Savary 

 line of the nets, encouraging the dogs till they again pick up the Lep'oricidae. 



scent — at he biappiTTTOvarai ras ovpas, Kai tawrals efiKiirrovani, kuI Xen. de Vei)at. 



_\\'' ^- <> \ ' > ' • A. \' c. VI. 23. 



TToAAa vTr€pnT}Cu)(Tai, Kai eTraraKAayyavovaai, enavaipovffat ras KcfaAas, 



el(TJ3\€Trovaat els tov Kwriyerrii' , ewiyvwpi^ovaat aXtjOf] elvai ijcr) rriura, 



u0' avTwv araffTrjcrovai tuv Aayw, /cat eTTidai KSKXayyv'iai — starting oft 



again at full cry. 



The watchman at the nets gives a particular shout, significant of 



the hare's capture in the apKvs, or her escape by going beyond, or 



stopping short. If she be taken, they try for another; if not, they 



continue the pursuit of the same. Weary at length with their day's 



work, the huntsman must himself, towards evening, assist the pack 



in searching out the poor tired hare at her quat, (KarakXiveTai yap ev Xonophon de 



_ \ X , , , f V , ^ 'i\ \ II- Venaiione. 



/uiKpio 70 OTjpiov, Kai ovK aiiaTUTai viro Kunov kui cpopuv,) and bring them c. vi. 



forward with encouragement ; " cheering the meek dogs much, the 



eager ones little, the intermediate moderately," till they kill her 



Kara ttoSos, at force, or drive her into the nets : and thus at last 



will the huntsman become master of the hare — " infelicem bcstiolam J-Sarisberiensis 

 1 1 • • 1 /- V 1 1 • „ Policrat. L, i. 



lepusculum timidum tanto tortasse praedabitur apparatu. c. iv. 



Oppian's instructions on hare-hunting, contained in a few verses at 

 the latter end of his fourth Cynegetic, are of little interest. Hares 

 should never be chased up hill, as their shape is particularly adapted 

 for it, and they avail themselves of the advantage whenever they can 

 aet to a rising around : 



"o s' 



avrlKa yap (TKvKaKas re kcu avipas aOpi/aavTes Oppian.Cjr'iieg. 



irphs \6(pov Idvovffiv, eVei fxdXa yivclocrKovatv 



'6tti irdpoidev eacnv oM^drtpoi irdSes avTo7s. k.t. A. 



Beaten roads should be avoided by huntsmen , and ploughed lands 



preferred for sport. iElian has left us an animated description of De IVatuni 



..... Animal. 



the hares shifts and prowess in avoiding her pursuers, and the con- l. xih.c. 14. 



1. kvkKovs, the rings of Cervase Rlarkhain, Countrey Coulei)tmeu(s,Book 1. 1. 1. 1. 



