Pierce Egan's Book of Sports, and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the StageT. Tegg and Son, 1832 - 414 pages |
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... animal which he loves as dearly as his child- ren yet it cannot be denied that , at the introduction of the Arabian into European stables , there was no other horse comparable to him . 66 The Arab horse is as celebrated for his do ...
... animal which he loves as dearly as his child- ren yet it cannot be denied that , at the introduction of the Arabian into European stables , there was no other horse comparable to him . 66 The Arab horse is as celebrated for his do ...
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... animal I had supposed , but with more ra- tionality about him , and more apparent confi- dence in his rider , than the majority of English horses . " The kindness with which he is treated from a foal , gives him an affection for his ...
... animal I had supposed , but with more ra- tionality about him , and more apparent confi- dence in his rider , than the majority of English horses . " The kindness with which he is treated from a foal , gives him an affection for his ...
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... animal had been my support and comfort , - nay , I may say , companion , through many a dreary day and night ; -had endured both hunger and thirst in my service ; and was so docile that he would stand still for hours , in the desert ...
... animal had been my support and comfort , - nay , I may say , companion , through many a dreary day and night ; -had endured both hunger and thirst in my service ; and was so docile that he would stand still for hours , in the desert ...
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... animal is the most prefer- able character of the two by comparison - your horse feels the spur and attends to it ; the whip to him is not applied in vain ; and he eats , drinks , and takes his rest more like a rational being than his ...
... animal is the most prefer- able character of the two by comparison - your horse feels the spur and attends to it ; the whip to him is not applied in vain ; and he eats , drinks , and takes his rest more like a rational being than his ...
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... animal . ' " Now , Gentlemen , " said he , " that was an excellent , nay better , an original idea , and leaving the taste of the thing altogether , it showed that Mr. Wells had some nous in his head . A new coat ! every body is aware ...
... animal . ' " Now , Gentlemen , " said he , " that was an excellent , nay better , an original idea , and leaving the taste of the thing altogether , it showed that Mr. Wells had some nous in his head . A new coat ! every body is aware ...
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Page 139 - But the nightingale, another of my airy creatures, breathes such sweet loud music out of her little instrumental throat, that it might make mankind to think miracles are not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet •descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, '•' Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in heaven,...
Page 232 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon ; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowne'd honour by the locks...
Page 259 - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...
Page 125 - The entertainment and show went forward, and most of the presenters went backward, or fell down ; wine did so occupy their upper chambers.
Page 43 - There ought to be a system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
Page 272 - midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along.
Page 282 - Fresh juice did stir th' embracing vines ; And birds had drawn their valentines. The jealous trout, that low did lie, Rose at a well-dissembled fly ; There stood my Friend, with patient skill, Attending of his trembling quill.
Page 279 - Lord, who hath praise enough ; nay, who hath any ? None can express Thy works, but he that knows them; And none can know Thy works, they are so many, And so complete, but only he that owes them.
Page 305 - Find, if you can, in what you cannot change. Manners with fortunes, humours turn with climes, Tenets with books, and principles with times.
Page 259 - The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down ; The swain mistrustless of his smutted face, While secret laughter titter'd round the place; The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love, The matron's glance that would those looks reprove.