154 HARAIOXY OF THE TACK. 



Hangs in the rear, till some important point 

 Rouse all his diligence, or till the chase 

 Sinking he finds : then to the head he springs, 

 With thirst of glory fir'd, and wins the prize." 



SOMEKVILE, 



Keep no babblers ; for though the rest of the 

 pack soon find them out, and do not mind them, 

 yet it is unpleasant to hear their noise ; nor are 

 such fit companions for the rest. 



Though the Spectator makes us laugh at the 

 oddity of his friend. Sir Roger, for returning a 

 hound, which he said was an excellent bass, be- 

 cause he wanted a coiinter-tenor ; yet I am of 

 opinion, that if we attended more to the variety 

 of the notes frequently to be met with in the 

 tongues of hounds, it might greatly add to the 

 harmony of the pack. I do not know that a 

 complete concert could be obtained, but it 

 ■would be easy to prevent discordant sounds. 



Keep no hound that runs false : the loss of 

 one hare is more than such a doo- is worth. 



I think it is but reasonable to give your 

 hounds a hare sometimes ; I always gave mine 

 the last they killed, if I thought they deserved 

 her. 



It is ioo much the custom, first to ride over a 

 dog, and tlieu cry ''ware horse ! Take care not 

 to ride over your hounds : I have known many 



