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the huntsman drew Hartley Wood, and 

 Long Coppice, and Shrubwood, and Temple 

 Hangers, and in their way back Hartley 

 and Ward-le-ham Hangers, yet no stag 

 could be found. 



The royal pack, accustomed to have the 

 deer turned out before them, never drew 

 the coverts with any address and spirit, as 

 many people that were present observed ; 

 and this remark the event has proved to be 

 a true one. For as a person was lately 

 pursuing a pheasant that was wing-broken 

 in Hartley Wood, he stumbled upon the 

 stag by accident, and ran in upon him as 

 he lay concealed amidst a thick brake of 

 brambles and bushes. White. 



