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over, is it not delightful and pleafant to obferve the 

 Dociblcnefs of Dogs, which is as admirable as their 

 Undcrftanding ? For as a right Huntfman knows the 

 Language of his Hounds, fo they know his, and the 

 meaning of their own kinde, as perfe^ly as wc can di- 

 ftinguifli the voices of our friends and acquaintance from 

 fuch as are Grangers. 



Again, howfatisfied is a curious Minde, nay ex- 

 ceedingly delighted, to fee the Game fly before him ! 

 and after that it hath withdrawn itfelf from ins iighr, 

 to fee the whole Line where it hath paffed over, with 

 all the doublings and crofs works which the amazed 

 and afrighted Beaft hath made, recovered af,ain ■■, and 

 all that Maze wrought out by the intelligence which 

 he holds with Dogs! this is moft pleafant, and as it 

 were a Mafter-piece of natural Magick. Afterwards, 

 what Triumph there is to return with Vidory and 

 Spoils, having a good Title both to his Appetite and 

 Repofe ! Neither muft it be omitted, that herein there 

 is an efpecial need to hold a Oridt Rein over our af- 

 fedions, that this Pleafure, which is allowable in its 

 (eafon, may not intrench upon other DomelHcal a^ 

 fairs. There is great danger left we be tranfported 

 with this Paftime, and fo our felves grow Wild, haun- 

 ting the Woods till we refemble the Beafts which a^c 

 Citizens of them i and by continual converfation witb 

 Dogs, become altogether addided to Slaughter and 

 Carnage, which is wholly dilhonourable, being a fer- 

 vile employment. For as it is the privilcdgc of Man^ 

 who is endued with Reafon, and Authorized in the 

 Law of his Creation, to fubdue the Beafts oi the Field i 

 fo to tyrannize over them too much, is brutifti in plain 

 Englilh. 



Miftake me not, I intend this Reflexion not for ths 



Nobility and Gentry of this Nation, whofe expcnce 



of time in this noble £Hid delightful Exercifc can no 



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