32Z TIIOtGHTS UPON HUNTING. 



This gentleman's iing«lar method of hunting 

 rabbits iinih a hhjier, reminds me of a method 

 harlequin * has of killing hares, not lefs inge- 

 nious, with 8panijh Jmiff, Brighella tells him, 

 that the hares eat up all his mafter's green wheat, 

 and that he knows not how to kill them ; " no- 

 ^^ thing more eafy," replies harlequin — " I will 

 " engage to kill them all with two pennyworth 

 ^^ of fnuff. They come in the night, you fay, 

 " to feed on the green wheat ; fi:rew a little fnuff" 

 ** over tlie field before they come, it will fet 

 *' them all a fneezing ; nobody will be by to lay 

 *' God Mcfsyoiiy and, of conrfe^ they will all die/' 



I believe, during our prelent correfpondence^ 

 that I have twice quoted the Encyclopedic with 

 fome degree of ridicule; I muft, notwithftanding, 

 beg leave to fay, in juftice to myfelf, that I have 

 great efteem for that valuable work. 



On opening a very large book called the Gen' 

 ilemaris Recreation, I met with the following re- 

 markable paffage : — " Many have written of this 

 " fubje61-, as well the antients as moderns, yet 

 " but few of our countrymen to any purpofe ; 

 *^ and had one all the authors on this fabjccSty 

 *^^ (as indeed on any other) there would be more 



* The harlequin of the Italian theatre, v/hofe to}igm is a£ 

 liberty as well as his hceh. 



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