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\'ano cludat tcrrore feras, 

 'I'ibi libretur missile Ictlium. 

 Til grave, dcxtra la!v.'\(]iie siniul, 

 llobur lato dirige ferro. 

 Tu prfficipites clamore feras 

 Subsessor ages : tu jam victor 

 Curvo solves viscera cultro. 



So much for the furniture of the chase, its inventors, and practice, 

 by way of introduction to our triple classification of the Canes 

 Venatici of the classic ages. We will now proceed, oluov Ini okv- Oppian.Cyneg 



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CLASS I, 



In the first class of the triple division — quibus est audacia prte- 

 ceps, or gravioribus aptee morsibus — are included all the canes 

 pugnaces or bellicosi — pugnacious dogs of war. 



The Mede, Celt, Ser or Indian, Albanian, Iberian, Lycaonian 

 or Arcadian, Hyrcanian, Locrian, Libyan, Egyptian, Pannonian, 

 Magnesian, Molossian, Briton, Athanaanian, Acarnanian, and a few 

 others nearly allied. 



CLASS II. 



In the second class of Canes Venatici, under the title of naic 

 sagaces, are placed all keen-nosed dogs of scent. 



The Spartan, Cretan, Carian, Etolian or Calydonian, Metagon, 

 Belgian, Gelonian, Umbrian, Tuscan, Armenian, Petronius, Agas- 

 saeus or Briton, Segusian, and others of inferior note. 



CLASS III. 



In the third class, entitled pedibus celeres, those dogs alone are 

 comprehended, which ran on sight of their game, as the Vertragus, 

 and possibly the Sicambcr : of the latter, however, I know nothing 

 beyond the meagre allusion of Gratius to his speed, and the apparent 

 distinction made between him and the Vertraha, in the Cynegeticon 

 of this poet : 



