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compofed for celerity. In the firft place, the Head \i 

 round, nimble, (hort, yet of convenient longitude, prone 

 to turn every way. The Ears long, and lofty, like an 

 Affes: for Nature hath fo provided, that every fearful 

 and unarmed creature (hould have long and large Ears, 

 that by hearing it might prevent its Enemies, and fave 

 it felf by flight. The Lips continually move fleeping 

 and waking j and from the flit they have in the middle 

 of their Nofe, coraeth the term of Ham- lips which 

 9re fo divided in men. 



The Neck of an Hare is long, fmall, round, foft. 

 and flexible: The Shoulder-bone flraight and broad! 

 !for her more eafie turning ; her Legs before foft, and 

 dland broader behinde than before, and the hindei 

 tegs longer than the former : a Breaft not narrow, 

 fcut fitted to take more breath than any Beaft of that 

 fcignefs : a nimble Back , and flefhy Belly , tendei 

 |.oins, hollow Sides, fat Buttocks, filled up, firong and 

 nervous Lines. Their Eyes are brown, and they arc 

 fubtile, but not bold i feldom looking forward, be- 

 caufe going by jumps. Their Eye-lids coming from tht 

 Brows are too fhort to cover their Eyes, and therefore 

 this Senfe is very weak in them : when they watch 

 ihey lliut their Eyes, and when they fleep they opec 

 them. 



They have certain little Bladders in their Belly fil- 

 led with martcr, out ol which both the one and the 

 other Sex luck a certain humour, and anoint theii 

 Bodies all over therewith, and ki are defended againll 

 ]p.ain. . , 



Though tiieir fight be dim, yet they hvtvifiminde- 

 fejfum^ an indefatigable fence of Seeing i fo that the 

 continuance in a mean degree, countervaileth in ihcra 

 the want of excellency. 



They feed abroad, bccaufe they would conceal thcii 

 forms i and never drink, but content themfelvcs with 



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