THE HOOD. 
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“ As the ox hath his bow,* sir, the horse his curb, and 
the falcon her bells , 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 bells! 
Lucrece. 
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 “bow,” that is, his “yoke.” Some editions read “low;” an evident 
mistake. 
