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JBooK VI. F I N G A L. 407
Along the Wood the piercing Clangors fpread,
The Sons of echoing Cromla riling fled.
A thoufand Dogs, let off at once purfue,
4.10 And through the waving Heath gray-bounding flew.
By ev'ry Dog was flain a fpotted Buck ;
And three the matchlefs Speed of Bt-an o'ertook.
The King with Joy (fucceeded foon by Pain !)
Beheld them all extended on the Plain.
415 One lay at Ry?w\ Tomb : The Father view'd,
And gufliing Tears afrefli his Cheeks bedew'd.
He vifltedj once more, the lonely Place,
Where fllent flept the fwifteft at the Chace,
And
V. 418. Where fllent Jlept the fwifteft at the Chace.] The Chace was the
favourite Amufement of the ancient Caledonians. A particular Attachment
to the Pleafures and Advantages arifing from fuch a Courfe of Life, gave
them an uncommon Degree of Agility, Vigour, and Patience to bear Fa-
tigue. Dio fays, that they ran with extraordinary Swiftnefs ; and fuftained
Cold, Hunger, and Toil, with an amazing Conftancy. Ryno was remark-
able for his Aftivity -, and therefore the Epithet Swift is generally given
him by OJftan, which was reckoned one of the mod confiderable Accom-
plifhments