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weary mile. By the indolence which admits 

 inattention to it, many a fine young dog acquires 

 the afterwards incorrigible habit of running half 

 his ground to utter loss. Let me observe, as I 

 pass along, that the breaking in stubble, more 

 especially in a strong country, is extremely 

 liable to produce a deficiency in this respect : 

 the wind is across the course of ridges ; the 

 dog takes his range up a furrow ; to a lazy or 

 a heedless tutor, a good deep furrow is mightily 

 convenient to keep the line of range withal ; 

 is checked at his permitted limit, or on his 

 approach to a hedge; and returns, where he 

 finds it the easiest travelling, regularly down 

 the same furrow, or within a remove or two of 

 it; and you are puzzled to know how to get 

 on, or to teach him the measure of his distances 

 in his advance to windward. But, I forget 

 myself; of this, in your situation, where the 

 genius of desolation, his brows involved in 

 clouds, stalks uncontrolled, and where nature 

 hath set all culture at defiance, you do not run 

 the risk; but for some part of this reason let 

 your lessons be given on the most unbroken 

 ground ; and where the great outlines of beauty, 

 which we are now making the first traces of, 

 may not be deformed and distorted by the 

 channels and the windings of your peat-mosses. 



