. ... Landseer : a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter. unded masters to a place ofsafety. The hound had no part in the sports of the tour-ney, but the scene of his glory was the the knight went forth for a days hunting inthe forest, the whole pack went with him, wakingthe woodland echoes with their baying. Some famil-iar verses tell of The deep-mouthed bloodhounds heavy bayResounding up the rocky way,And faint from farther distance borne,The echo of the hoof and horn. The dogs deHcate sense of smell enables them totrack game with unerring precision. It seem
. ... Landseer : a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter. unded masters to a place ofsafety. The hound had no part in the sports of the tour-ney, but the scene of his glory was the the knight went forth for a days hunting inthe forest, the whole pack went with him, wakingthe woodland echoes with their baying. Some famil-iar verses tell of The deep-mouthed bloodhounds heavy bayResounding up the rocky way,And faint from farther distance borne,The echo of the hoof and horn. The dogs deHcate sense of smell enables them totrack game with unerring precision. It seems im-possible to exhaust their perseverance or their wind,and it is surely not their fault if a hunting-partyreturns unsuccessful. While hunting brings out the more ferocious ele-ments of the nature, the hound is on the other handcapable of an affectionate devotion which makes hima valued friend of man. The Enghsh country gen-tleman is a lover of dogs and horses, and knows howto appreciate their good qualities. Out of the manyanimals in his kennels one dog is usually a chosen. SUSPENSE 17 favorite which becomes his masters inseparable com-panion. Such a favorite is the dog of our picture,and we like to fancy that the knight is worthy thelove of so noble a creature. The hound is represented in his best and noblestaspect: all the forces of his being seem concentratedin loving anxiety. It is as if suffering brought outin the dogs nature those higher qualities by whichhe is allied to human beings. His countenance isintensely expressive yet thoroughly canine. Everyline of the drawing brings out the dogs character, —the squat of the haunches, the position of the legsfar apart, the rising of the hair on the crest of theback, the droop of the head, the flattening of thetail. The broad collar with the ring is a symbol of hissubjection. The privilege of mans friendship hascost the dog his freedom. To offset the hours ofdehghtful companionship with his friendly masterare the weary times
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