The Sportsman's Cyclopaedia: Comprising a Complete Elucidation of the Science and Practice of Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, Fishing, Hawking, Cockfighting, and Other Sports and Pastimes of Great Britain, Interspersed with Entertaining and Illustrat

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At the same time, the author and compiler very frankly acknowledges, that he has freely availed himself of whatever has hitherto appeared in print upon subjects connected with the present publication: this, however, was not a task of very great or extensive labour; since, comparatively speak ing, little has been written upon subjects evidently interest ing to the human feelings above all others. The reason is obvious: Sportsmen capable of expressing their opinions upon paper are almost uniformly placed in situations and. Circumstances where literary exertion is not necessary as a means of existence; and, being occupied with the fascia nating pleasures of the Chase, feel no desire to give their Opinions to the world thro' the medium of the press. In consequence, works of this nature have been for the most part, put together by men, who, whatever might be their attainments in other respects, possessed no practical know ledge of Field Sports. These observations are not intended to apply to Veterinary Subjects, upon which many publica tions have appeared, several of them evidently the pro ductions of acute and enlightened minds; tho' the art of healing, as far as relates to horses, must still be considered in its infancy.

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