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him to rise of himself, lead him by the chain 

 again to the bird; which, agreeably to former 

 directions, you are supposed to have disen- 

 gaged from him, and left upon the ground, in a 

 situation, certainly, after having been under his 

 gripe, utterly incapable of rising more. If the 

 bird be not now entirely dead, kill it, and lay it 

 down before him; bring him "DOWN" to it; 

 challenge him to his face with the crime of 

 disobedience to your warning of " WARE CHASE! 

 WARE BIRD! how dare you?" and in order 

 that his ears may be more open to it hereafter, 

 let the pauses of your lecture be duly filled 

 with an explanatory cut: keep him close; take 

 up the bird, toss it to his nose, and dare him 

 to touch it, with " WARE DEAD then ! will you ? 

 DEAD!" compel him to bear this when your 

 foot is withdrawn from the chain: this death- 

 song being studiously given in the harshest tone 

 of reproach; thereby inculcating a sense of 

 shame, to which, if he be of breed, you will 

 find him exceedingly sensible ; and by which, 

 upon this point of duty, he is hereafter to be 

 held, as much as by immediate awe. If in the 

 tumult of his spirits during the pursuit, and his 

 eagerness to catch, he has turned savage and 

 .has broken the game, if he has actually torn, 

 : perhaps disembowelled it, I am most sorry for 



