Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, 28. kötetBaily Bros., 1876 |
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16. oldal
... covert - side in the morning ; but as they did not put in an appearance as usual soon after the hounds had thrown up , it was conjectured they had followed Frank , and , if so , were not likely to be forthcoming for immediate use on the ...
... covert - side in the morning ; but as they did not put in an appearance as usual soon after the hounds had thrown up , it was conjectured they had followed Frank , and , if so , were not likely to be forthcoming for immediate use on the ...
20. oldal
... covert . Neither hare or fox ever tries so many wiles to escape his pursuers as a stag , and often he will range the covert until not another deer is left in it , run the streams , and ' soil ' again and again before making up his mind ...
... covert . Neither hare or fox ever tries so many wiles to escape his pursuers as a stag , and often he will range the covert until not another deer is left in it , run the streams , and ' soil ' again and again before making up his mind ...
28. oldal
... covert - hack in the shires , ' and perchance raised to the dignity of a hunter in easier and more provincial coun- ties ; he would have passed muster in the Park , and not a few would have liked him as a Newmarket hack during the ...
... covert - hack in the shires , ' and perchance raised to the dignity of a hunter in easier and more provincial coun- ties ; he would have passed muster in the Park , and not a few would have liked him as a Newmarket hack during the ...
55. oldal
... covert Gartree Hill , always a certain find for twice a day , if wanted , and to - day it kept up its reputation ; for no sooner had Tom Firr thrown his hounds in covert than several foxes were on foot , and they got well away to the ...
... covert Gartree Hill , always a certain find for twice a day , if wanted , and to - day it kept up its reputation ; for no sooner had Tom Firr thrown his hounds in covert than several foxes were on foot , and they got well away to the ...
56. oldal
... covert Thorpe Trussels , where the Master got his field in good order . Reynard was soon away , and , Tom Firr with his handy pack almost close on his back , they ran a good pace by Great Dalby across the road , on to Gartree Hill ...
... covert Thorpe Trussels , where the Master got his field in good order . Reynard was soon away , and , Tom Firr with his handy pack almost close on his back , they ran a good pace by Great Dalby across the road , on to Gartree Hill ...
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19. oldal - Hunting, it is the noblest exercise, Makes men laborious, active, wise, Brings health, and doth the spirits delight, It helps the hearing and the sight : It teacheth arts that never slip The memory, good horsemanship, Search, sharpness, courage, and defence, .' And chaseth all ill habits thence.
291. oldal - Nor wanting is the brown October, drawn, Mature and perfect, from his dark retreat Of thirty years...
293. oldal - By this, poor Wat, far off upon a hill, Stands on his hinder legs with listening ear...
79. oldal - Are trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. "And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep; A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep?
136. oldal - Next pans and kettles of all keys, From trebles down to double base ; And after them, upon a nag, That might pass for a forehand stag, A Cornet rode, and on his staff A smock...
318. oldal - The King is at Hanover. All the letters are full of the Duke's humanity and bravery : he will be as popular with the lower class of men as he has been for three or four years with the low women : he will be the soldier's Great Sir as well as theirs. I am really glad; it will be of great service to the family, if any one of them come to make a figure.
292. oldal - Hark ! from yon covert, where those towering oaks Above the humble copse aspiring rise, What glorious triumphs burst in every gale Upon our ravish'd ears ! The hunters shout, The clanging horns swell their sweet-winding notes, The pack wide opening load the trembling air With various melody ; from tree to tree The propagated cry redoubling bounds...
31. oldal - Th' unhooded falcon sits : with eager eyes She meditates her prey, and, in her wild Conceit, already plumes the dying bird. Up springs the hern, redoubling every stroke, Conscious of danger, stretches far away, With busy pennons and projected beak, Piercing th' opponent clouds : the falcon swift Follows at speed, mounts as he mounts, for hope Gives vigour to her wings.
362. oldal - The Esquires of the body To my Lord Tomnoddy ; ' Sir Fairlie,' ' Sir Lamb,' And the ' Knight of the Ram,' The ' Knight of the Rose,' and the ' Knight of the Dragon," Who, save at the flagon, And prog in the wagon, The newspapers tell us did little ' to brag on ' ; And more, though the Muse knows but little concerning 'em, 'Sir Hopkins/ 'Sir Popkins/ Sir Gage, and 'Sir Jerningham.
135. oldal - em stoutly keep their ground, With horror and disdain wind-bound. And now the cause of all their fear By slow degrees approach'd so near, They might distinguish different noise Of horns, and pans, and dogs, and boys, And kettle-drums, whose sullen dub Sounds like the hooping of a tub.