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chase 1. Brit an unenclosed area of land where wild animals are preserved to be hunted 2. Brit the right to hunt a particular quarry over the land of others 3. the chase the act or sport of hunting 4. short for steeplechase 5. Real Tennis a ball that bounces twice, requiring the point to be played again How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To be whimsical, therefore, in pursuit of a whim, fanciful in the chase of a fancy, is surely but to maintain the spirit of the game. That famous ring that pricked its owner when he forgot duty and followed desire--I wonder if it pricked very hard when he set out on the chase, or whether it pricked but lightly then, and only pierced to the quick when the chase had long been ended, and hope, folding her wings, looked backward and became regret? it was evident the old man enjoyed the chase more as a memorial of his youthful sports and deeds than with any expectation of profiting by the success. |
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