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THE CHACE.
Book IV.
The Huntsman's Hopes, and Desolation spreadsThro' all th' unpeopled Kennel unrestrain'd.More fatal than th' envenom'd Viper's Bite;Or that Apulian Spider's pois'nous Sting,Heal'd by the pleasing Antidote of Sounds. 195
When Sirius reigns, and the Sun's parching BeamsBake the dry gaping Surface, visit thouEach Ev'n and Morn, with quick observant Eye,Thy panting Pack. If in dark sullen Mood,The glouting Hound refuse his wonted Meal, 200Retiring to some close, obscure Retreat,Gloomy, disconsolate: With Speed removeThe poor infectious Wretch, and in strong ChainsBind him suspected. Thus that dire DiseaseWhich Art can't cure, wise Caution may prevent.

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