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whence the name is derived. This species could, 

 with the utmost certainty, discover the thief by 

 following his footsteps, let the distance of his 

 flight be ever so great, and through the most 

 secret and thickest coverts : nor would it cease 

 its pursuit, till it had taken the felon. It 

 was likewise used by Wallace and Bruce dur- 

 ing the civil wars. The poetical historians of 

 the two heroes, frequently relate very curious 

 passages on this subject ; of the service these 

 dogs were of to their masters, and the escapes 

 they had from those of the enemy. The blood- 

 hound was in great request on the confines of 

 England and Scotland, where the borderers were 

 continually preying on the herds and flocks of 

 their neighbors. The true bloodhound was - 

 large, strong, muscular, broad breasted, of a - 

 stern countenance, of a deep tan-color, and 

 generally marked with a black spot above each 

 eye. . . ^' ■ 



The next division of this species of dogs, com- 

 prehends those that hunt by the eye, and whose 

 success depends either upon the quickness of 

 their sight, their swiftness, or their subtlety. 



The Agasceus, or Gazehound, was the first: 

 it chased indifferently the fox, hare, or buck. It 

 would select from the herd the fattest and 

 fairest deer, pursue it by the eye, and if lost 



