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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 
In equal intervals, nor careless leaves 
One inch untried. At length the tainted gales 
His nostrils wide inhale; quick joy elates 
His beating heart, which, awed by discipline 
Severe, he dai es not own, but cautious creeps,” &c. 
THE SPRINGER. 
The springer is supposed to have had its origin in Great 
Britain, although it is now to be met with in almost all 
countries. He is much used, and eagerly sought after in 
the wild sports of the East. 
In form, the true English-bred springer differs but little 
from the setter, except in size, the former being about two- 
fifths less in height and strength, with a more delicate form, 
the ears longer in proportion, very soft and pliable, co¬ 
vered with long, silky, waving hair; the head is larger in 
proportion to the bulk of his body, and the nose red or 
black, the latter, however, being the surest mark of high- 
breeding ; the tail is bushy and pendulous, and is always in 
motion when the dog is employed in pursuit of game. 
Differently from other dogs used in shooting, both the 
springer and cocker give tongue the moment they either see 
or smell game, and this is an indication to the sportsmen, 
who generally station themselves on the skirts of the wood or 
covert, to which pheasants, woodcocks, and snipes are known 
to fly, when started. 
It will thus be seen how admirably adapted the different 
varieties of dogs are for the particular kind of sport in which 
they are to be employed. The dogs of the chase give tongue 
whenever their game is started, and continue their cry until 
the object of their pursuit is run down, while their mingled 
and varied voices produce the most delightful, exhilarating, 
and harmonious sounds, so beautifully apostrophized by the 
poet of the Chase, as already quoted at page 694. The 
