The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf, the chace, and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize1856 |
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... hunting was the favourite pastime - nay , with the young almost the engrossing business of the winter months ; and Sir Charles was too well situated for its pleasures , not to become an ardent votary of the chase . He was young ...
... hunting was the favourite pastime - nay , with the young almost the engrossing business of the winter months ; and Sir Charles was too well situated for its pleasures , not to become an ardent votary of the chase . He was young ...
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... hunter in England . Of his jumping powers we need only say that Sir Charles was seen on one occasion to ride him over ... hunting - field , deeply to the regret of his brother - sportsmen , and devoted his time and attention more assidu ...
... hunter in England . Of his jumping powers we need only say that Sir Charles was seen on one occasion to ride him over ... hunting - field , deeply to the regret of his brother - sportsmen , and devoted his time and attention more assidu ...
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... hunting between two such politicians as Sir Charles Knightley and the late Lord Spencer ! How the tastes of the country gentleman and the pursuits of agriculture must have triumphed over the petty feelings and electioneering squabbles ...
... hunting between two such politicians as Sir Charles Knightley and the late Lord Spencer ! How the tastes of the country gentleman and the pursuits of agriculture must have triumphed over the petty feelings and electioneering squabbles ...
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... hunting and racing , rank first on the list ; and respecting the chase , there is not a single coincidence connected therewith that the sternest critic can dispute . Racing has its opponents ; and there are some events connected ...
... hunting and racing , rank first on the list ; and respecting the chase , there is not a single coincidence connected therewith that the sternest critic can dispute . Racing has its opponents ; and there are some events connected ...
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... hunting - cap , with red - and - yellow de- corations on his high - lows . The course is cleared , and they are assembled at the starting - post . Indignant at restraint , one of the D high - mettled coursers bolts off in a contrary ...
... hunting - cap , with red - and - yellow de- corations on his high - lows . The course is cleared , and they are assembled at the starting - post . Indignant at restraint , one of the D high - mettled coursers bolts off in a contrary ...
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الصفحة 94 - WOODMAN, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand — Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst thou hew it down?
الصفحة 183 - With the loud streams: and often, at the hour When issue forth the first pale stars, is heard, Within the circuit of this fabric huge, One voice — the solitary raven, flying Athwart the concave of the dark blue dome, Unseen, perchance above all power of sight — An iron knell ! with echoes from afar Faint — and still fainter...
الصفحة 199 - Won by half a length, a length and a half between the second and third, and a length between the third and fourth.
الصفحة 122 - Though sluggards deem it but a foolish chase, And marvel men should quit their easy chair, The toilsome way, and long, long league to trace, Oh! there is sweetness in the mountain air, And Life, that bloated Ease can never hope to share.
الصفحة 175 - Muse ? Night and all her sickly dews, Her spectres wan, and birds of boding cry, He gives to range the dreary sky : Till down the eastern, cliffs afar Hyperion's march they spy, and glittering shafts of war.
الصفحة 156 - ... may call in any other members of the Jockey Club to their assistance, or may refer the case to a general meeting, if the importance or difficulty of the matter in dispute shall appear to them to require it. The witnesses examined shall be required to sign their evidence, and if either party...
الصفحة 301 - WHEN Time, who steals our years away, Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
الصفحة 192 - And very often have we heard How men are killed and undone By overturns of carriages, By thieves, and fires in London; We know what risks all landsmen run, From noblemen to tailors; Then, Bill, let us thank Providence That you and I are sailors.
الصفحة 113 - Won by two lengths, three lengths between the second and third. The...
الصفحة 274 - Among the blooming heather," says Burns ; and it is chiefly in those parts of the country, where the moors and mountain sides are purple with the blossoms of the Erica, that tho black grouse must be sought for. It does not, however, mix with the red species, to which it is said to be a determined enemy ; so that some grouse preservers, observing that where the former increased the latter decreased, have latterly determined...