Didactic poem · 1735

The Chase

by William Somervile

A blank-verse poem in four books on hunting, from the breeding of hounds to the pursuit of the hare, the stag and the fox.

Contents · 4 parts

• Book Iabout 400 lines
• Book IIabout 520 lines
• Book IIIabout 610 lines
• Book IVabout 540 lines

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