The Hunting Directory: Containing a Compendious View of the Ancient and Modern Systems of the Chase ; the Method of Breeding and Managing the Various Kinds of Hounds, Particularly Fox Hounds : Their Diseases, with a Certain Cure for the Distemper ; the Pursuit of the Fox, the Hare, the Stag, &c. The Nature of Scent Considered and Elucidated : Also, Notices of the Wolf and Boar Hunting of France ; Together with a Variety of Illustrative Observations

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Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1826 - 312
 

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Strona 26 - First let the Kennel be the huntsman's care, Upon some little eminence erect, And fronting to the ruddy dawn; its courts On either hand wide opening to receive The sun's all-cheering beams, when mild he shines, And gilds the mountain tops.
Strona 36 - He knew his lord ; he knew, and strove to meet ; In vain he strove to crawl and kiss his feet ; Yet (all he could) his tail, his ears, his eyes, Salute his master, and confess his joys.
Strona 222 - O'er their arch'd necks ; with steady hands, by turns Indulge their speed, or moderate their rage. Where are their sorrows, disappointments, wrongs, Vexations, sickness, cares ? All, all are gone ! And with the panting winds lag far behind.
Strona 186 - Observe yon birds of prey; if I can judge, Tis there the villain lurks; they hover round And claim him as their own. Was I not right? See! there he creeps along; his brush he drags, And sweeps the mire impure; from his wide jaws His tongue unmoistened hangs; symptoms too sure Of sudden death. Ha! yet he flies, nor yields To black despair. But one loose more, and all His wiles are vain.
Strona 239 - The' ascending bubbles mark his gloomy way : Quick fix the nets, and cut off his retreat Into the sheltering deeps. Ah, there he vents! The pack plunge headlong, and protended spears Menace destruction : while the troubled surge Indignant foams, and all the scaly kind Affrighted, hide their heads. Wild tumult reigns, And loud uproar. Ah there once more he vents ! See, that bold hound has seiz'd him; down they sink, Together lost; but soon shall he repent His rash assault.
Strona 38 - His bus}- nose, the steaming vapour snuffs Inquisitive, nor leaves one turf untried; Till, conscious of the recent stains, his heart Beats quick, his snuffling nose, his active tail, Attest his joy; then, with...
Strona 251 - The vigorous hounds pursue, with every breath Inhale the grateful steam, quick pleasures sting Their tingling nerves, while they their thanks repay, And in triumphant melody confess The titillating joy. Thus on the air Depend the hunter's hopes.
Strona 228 - 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...
Strona 238 - O'er yon dank rushy marsh The sly goose-footed prowler bends his course, And seeks the distant shallows. Huntsman, bring Thy eager pack, and trail him to his couch. Hark ! the loud peal begins, the clamorous joy, The gallant chiding, loads the trembling air. Ye Naiads fair, who o'er these floods preside, Raise up your dripping heads above the wave, And hear our melody. Th...
Strona 45 - His inward habits ; the vain babbler shun, Ever loquacious, ever in the wrong ; His foolish offspring shall offend thy ears With false alarms, and loud impertinence. Nor less the shifting cur avoid, that breaks Illusive from the pack ; to the next hedge ; Devious he strays, there ev'ry roeuse he tries, If haply then he cross the steaming scent.

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