The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.John William Carleton 1839 |
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... written professedly for amusement . Such is the character of the periodical which now first solicits the public favour . Its object , we have essayed to shew , is not only legi- timate , but one which nature teaches us to pursue.
... written professedly for amusement . Such is the character of the periodical which now first solicits the public favour . Its object , we have essayed to shew , is not only legi- timate , but one which nature teaches us to pursue.
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... shew . To drop all metaphor , the sporting periodical literature of the present day is represented by two monthly publications , the Old and New Sporting Magazines . In alluding to those works , we disclaim , on the threshold , all ...
... shew . To drop all metaphor , the sporting periodical literature of the present day is represented by two monthly publications , the Old and New Sporting Magazines . In alluding to those works , we disclaim , on the threshold , all ...
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... shew me that he was aware of it , he went to the end of his ground with as much nonchalance as the mare herself did , who seemed to consider it merely as a matter of course ; at all events , part of her duty . I have , indeed , at this ...
... shew me that he was aware of it , he went to the end of his ground with as much nonchalance as the mare herself did , who seemed to consider it merely as a matter of course ; at all events , part of her duty . I have , indeed , at this ...
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... shew . We had been some- time without finding , when , on approaching a stale fallow , I said to Mr. Lousada , that if there was a hare in the country , on that fallow we should find her ; and there surely she was , being found on her ...
... shew . We had been some- time without finding , when , on approaching a stale fallow , I said to Mr. Lousada , that if there was a hare in the country , on that fallow we should find her ; and there surely she was , being found on her ...
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... shew he is deserving of this appellation - next followed his example , drinking it at one tip , and so did Counts Cornet and De Hamal , but there the " lark ” ended . Had I been as wise then as I am now , I should have drunk it as well ...
... shew he is deserving of this appellation - next followed his example , drinking it at one tip , and so did Counts Cornet and De Hamal , but there the " lark ” ended . Had I been as wise then as I am now , I should have drunk it as well ...
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Էջ 4 - Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
Էջ 464 - I stuff my skin so full within Of jolly good ale and old. Back and side go bare, go bare; Both foot and hand go cold; But, belly, God send thee good ale enough, Whether it be new or old.
Էջ 184 - Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
Էջ 464 - I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good ; But sure I think, that I can drink With him that wears a hood...
Էջ 185 - Once more upon the waters ! yet once more ! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider.
Էջ 261 - Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment ? Sure something holy lodges in that breast, And with these raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence.
Էջ 448 - Away, away, my steed and I, Upon the pinions of the wind, All human dwellings left behind : We sped, like meteors through the sky...
Էջ 368 - I slacked upon the banks of Seine, That Highland eagle e'er should feed On thy fleet limbs, my matchless steed! Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That cost thy life, my gallant gray!
Էջ 147 - Lovat, who are lords of the manor, used to show their guests, was a voluntarily cooked Salmon at the falls of Kilmorac. For this purpose a kettle was placed upon the flat rock on the south side of the fall, close by the edge of the water, and kept full and boiling. There is a considerable extent of the rock where tents were erected, and the whole was under a canopy of overshadowing trees. There the company are said to have waited until a Salmon fell into the kettle and was boiled in their presence.
Էջ 389 - In seventeen hundred and forty and four, The fifth of December, I think, 'twas no more, At five in the morning by most of the clocks, We rode from Kilruddery in search of a fox.