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Book IV.
THE CHACE.
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Pursue them scatter'd o'er the verdant Plain;In the foul Fact attach'd, to the strong Ram 145Tye fast the rash Offender. See! at firstHis horn'd Companion, fearful, and amaz'd,Shall drag him trembling o'er the rugged Ground:Then with his Load fatigued, shall turn a Head,And with his curl'd hard Front incessant peal 150The panting Wretch; 'till breathless and astunn'd,Stretch'd on the Turf he lie. Then spare not thouThe twining Whip, but ply his bleeding SidesLash after Lash, and with thy threat'ning Voice,Harsh-echoing from the Hills, inculcate loud 155His vile Offence. Sooner shall trembling DovesEscap'd the Hawk's sharp Talons, in mid Air,Assail their dang'rous Foe, than he once moreDisturb the peaceful Flocks. In tender AgeThus Youth is train'd; as curious Artists bend 160

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