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or the crowd of horses and dogs surrounding them, each one 

 fires his shot, or lances his blow with cries and hurrahs, until 

 the animal is stretched out lifeless on the plain, together, as it 

 often happens, with some of his pursuers by his side. 



"Hola, c'estbon! 

 L'ample moisson : 

 geul, ce dix-cors 

 NHrapas chez les morts; 

 Et si son flanc 

 Est tout en sang, 

 Plus d'un bon chien 

 A vu couler le sien !" 



La Duchesse de Nemours 1 Fanfaro. 



