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Book IV.
THE CHACE.
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His Nature, and his Actions all canine. 335So as (old Homer sung) th' Associates wildOf wand'ring Ithacus, by Circe's CharmsTo Swine transform'd, ran gruntling thro' the GrovesDreadful Example to a wicked World!See there distress'd he lies! parch'd up with Thirst,But dares not drink. 'Till now at last his SoulTrembling escapes, her noisome Dungeon leaves,And to some purer Region wings away.
One Labour yet remains, celestial Maid!Another Element demands thy Song. 345No more o'er craggy Steeps, thro' Coverts thickWith pointed Thorn, and Briers intricate,Urge on with Horn and Voice the painful Pack:But skim with wanton Wing th' irriguous Vale,Where winding Streams amid the flow'ry Meads 350Perpetual glide along; and undermine

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