THE HOOD. 



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" As the ox hath his bow * sir, the horse his curb, and 

 the falcon her hells, so man hath his^ desires." — As You 

 Like It, Act iii. Sc. 3. 



So in Henry VI. Part III. Act i. Sc. 1— 



" Nor he that loves him best, 

 The proudest he that holds up Lancaster, 

 Dares stir a wing, if Warwick shake his bells." 

 Again — 



" Harmless Lucretia, marking what he tells 

 With trembling fear, as fowl hears falcon 's dells." 



L itcrece. 





The "hood," too, was a necessary appendage to the 

 trained falcon. This was a cap or cover for the head, 

 which was not removed until the " quarry " was started, in 

 order to prevent the hawk from flying too soon. 



* His 

 mistake. 



'bow," that is, his "yoke." Some editions read "low;" an evident 



