“At first Sindor tried gentle means, and pray’d Zinzolina to retire to a corner. But the untractable animal fell to growling: the alarm spread among the rest of the troop; and the pug-dogs and shag-dog bark’d as if their mistress’s throat was cutting. Sindor, losing all patience at this noise, tosses away one of the pugs, drives off the other, and seizes Pompey by the paw. Pompey, the faithful Pompey, abandoned by his allies, endeavour’d to repair this loss by the advantages of the post. Fix’d on his mistress’s thighs, with eyes inflamed, hair standing an end, and open mouth, he grin’d, and show’d the enemy two rows of very sharp teeth. Sindor made several assaults on him, and Pompey repell’d him as often, with bitten fingers and torn ruffles. The action lasted above a quarter of an hour with an obstinacy which gave diversion to none but Haria; when Sindor had recourse to a stratagem against an enemy, whom he despaired conquering by force. He provoked Pompey with the right hand. Pompey watching this motion, did not observe that of the left, and was seized by the neck. He made most vigorous efforts to disengage himself, but in vain. He was obliged to quit the field of battle, and surrender up Haria.
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