The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., Volume 28John William Carleton 1852 |
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... CAPT . ARCHDALL . GS . 59 26 20 20 16 Mogulistan , by Venison , out of Muliana , covered by The Flying Dutchman .. 150 Margaret , by Margrave , out of sister to Memnon , covered by Chanticleer ... 100 Galaxy , sister to Planet , by Bay ...
... CAPT . ARCHDALL . GS . 59 26 20 20 16 Mogulistan , by Venison , out of Muliana , covered by The Flying Dutchman .. 150 Margaret , by Margrave , out of sister to Memnon , covered by Chanticleer ... 100 Galaxy , sister to Planet , by Bay ...
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... Capt . Lovell , Capt . Compton , Capt . Martin Powell , Capt . Shedden ( the Master of the New Forest Fox - hounds ) , Gen , Robbins , the Rev. Edward Timson , Sir Henry Paulett , the two Captains Hyde 262 RED DEER HUNTING IN THE NEW ...
... Capt . Lovell , Capt . Compton , Capt . Martin Powell , Capt . Shedden ( the Master of the New Forest Fox - hounds ) , Gen , Robbins , the Rev. Edward Timson , Sir Henry Paulett , the two Captains Hyde 262 RED DEER HUNTING IN THE NEW ...
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... Capt . Bulley , Capt . Rowley M'Heatheride , Col. Drummond , Mr. Royds , Mr. Mew , and many other “ good men and true , " whose names I cannot now recall . But I find myself digressing- " revenons donc à notre gibier . ” Time is up ...
... Capt . Bulley , Capt . Rowley M'Heatheride , Col. Drummond , Mr. Royds , Mr. Mew , and many other “ good men and true , " whose names I cannot now recall . But I find myself digressing- " revenons donc à notre gibier . ” Time is up ...
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... Capt'in , " said the trainer , " but I think you'll ride more pleasanter in a larger saddle , and a few pounds won't make the difference ; in this here ' pigskin ' of mine , you'll sit down comfortable to your work ; in that ' ere , you ...
... Capt'in , " said the trainer , " but I think you'll ride more pleasanter in a larger saddle , and a few pounds won't make the difference ; in this here ' pigskin ' of mine , you'll sit down comfortable to your work ; in that ' ere , you ...
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... Capt'in , pass the winning post afore you dismount , its a rigilar rig to get you off and distance you . In a second I remembered the rule that requires the winner to undergo this ceremony , and replacing my foot , walked my mare to the ...
... Capt'in , pass the winning post afore you dismount , its a rigilar rig to get you off and distance you . In a second I remembered the rule that requires the winner to undergo this ceremony , and replacing my foot , walked my mare to the ...
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Page 275 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 255 - I was with Hercules and Cadmus once, When in a wood of Crete they bay'd the bear With hounds of Sparta : never did I hear Such gallant chiding ; for, besides the groves, The skies, the fountains, every region near Seem'd all one mutual cry : I never heard So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.
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Page 147 - Oh, Sir! the good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust Burn to the socket.
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Page 356 - ... that particular ports must be actually invested, and previous warning given to vessels bound to them, not to enter.
Page 356 - That God and nature have put into our hands !" What ideas of God and nature, that noble Lord may entertain, I know not ; but I know, that such detestable principles are equally abhorrent to religion and humanity. "What! to attribute the sacred sanction of God and nature...
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Page 116 - Hyperion's curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to threaten and command, A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill, A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man.
Page 219 - And slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would fling Aside for ever : it may be a sound — A tone of music, — summer's eve — or spring, A flower — the wind — the Ocean — which shall wound, Striking the electric chain wherewith we are darkly bound ; XXIV.