Chapter 12 No.12

Alone, but with unbated zeal,

115 That horseman plied the scourge and steel;

For jaded now, and spent with toil,

Embossed with foam, and dark with soil,

While every gasp with sobs he drew,

The laboring stag strained full in view.

120 Two dogs of black Saint Hubert's breed,note

Unmatched for courage, breath, and speed,

Fast o