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THE

HIND

AND THE

PANTHER.

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The Third Part.

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Much malice mingl'd with a little wit
Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ:
$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Because the Muse has peopl'd Caledon
With Panthers, Bears and Wolves, and Beasts unknown,
As if we were not stock'd with monsters of our own.

Let