That he was ignorant of the uſe of greyhounds ſtands, I think, in need of no proof. For the inhabitants of that part of Europe, where they were bred, were unknown, except thoſe places in Italy which the Greeks poſſeſſed, and thoſe with whom they had an intercourſe by means of their maritime commerce; and that he knew no dogs equal in ſwiftneſs to greyhounds is evident from theſe words: [1] "Thoſe Hares that are caught by the dogs are taken, contrary to the nature of the animal, by accident." But, if he had known the uſe of greyhounds, he would rather have ſaid this of the dogs, viz. "That, when they let a Hare eſcape, it happened, contrary to the nature of the animal, by accident." For a Hare never can eſcape from thoſe that are well formed, and of a generous ſpirit, unleſs it happens, through the difficulties of the country, either by hiding in woods, or by concealing herſelf in the hollows and caves of the ground, or
- ↑ See page 29 of Xenophon's Treatiſe on Hunting.
