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Book II.
THE CHACE.
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BOOK the Second.

Nor will it less delight th' attentive SageT'observe that Instinct, which unerring guides The brutal Race, which mimicks Reason's Lore And oft transcends: Heav'n-taught the Roe-buck swift Loiters at Ease before the driving Pack, 5 And mocks their vain Pursuit, nor far he flies But checks his Ardour, 'till the steaming Scent That freshens on the Blade, provokes their Rage. Urg'd to their Speed, his weak deluded Foes Soon flag fatigued; strain'd to Excess each Nerve, 10

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